"Facing a sizzling summer, large parts of the U.S. risk blackouts, government agency warns"
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With the Eastern U.S. already facing a possible heat wave this weekend, the nation's power grid regulator has a dire warning: Large swaths of the country are at risk of blackouts this summer as climbing temperatures cause surging demand for energy.
In its annual summer assessment released this week, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation noted that the Upper Midwest is facing a capacity shortfall leading to a "high risk of energy emergencies." The entire Western U.S. also could face a power outage emergency in the event of spikes in energy use.
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Within just a few years, air conditioning will outpace grid supply leading to deadly blackouts
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We are unprepared for significant disruptions coming our way in an increasingly heating world. A new study presented to the American Geophysical Union has found that air conditioning demand will overload our electrical capacity with frequent power failures. The data reflects the worst-case warming scenario (RCP8). Dismiss that scenario at your peril because that is where humans have decided to go. Booming technology, bitcoin, and other energy-gobbling industries will strain electricity grids worldwide.
The massive surge of energy use will affect the already hot American south and southwest. We have seen deadly heatwaves as far north as British Columbia, Canada. The outages in this country during a heatwave will be prolonged during times of intolerable waves of heat. Hot temperatures will increase demand for air conditioning during the day and night, where climate data finds nighttime temperatures soaringWithin just a few years, air conditioning will outpace grid supply leading to deadly blackouts .dailykos.com/…
Electricity Shortage Warnings Grow Across U.S.
Power-grid operators caution that electricity supplies aren’t keeping up with demand amid transition to cleaner forms of energy
a gap that could lead to rolling blackouts during heat waves or other peak periods as soon as this year.
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