My key takeaways: * A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power

My key takeaways: * A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply-chain woes strain the electric grid * The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said in a Monday report that the state — which endured a deadly, days-long blackout last year during a winter storm — has enough power to meet expected record demand from June through September, although some analysts called the report too optimistic * Power supplies in much of the US and part of Canada will be stretched, with demand growing again after two years of pandemic disruptions, according to an annual report * Even when temperatures are normal, grid managers may need power from neighboring regions to keep air conditioners humming, and a heat wave or low wind speeds could trigger blackouts, according to the report * “I hope that each of you will turn to conservation as a way to both lower your bill as well as to help all of us in the market.” California’s grid operators, in contrast, have warned that the state faces a risk of blackouts during the next three summers as the state shifts to cleaner energy * NERC had previously warned the Midwest could face power shortfalls as plants close, but not until 2024 * And power grids face a growing threat of cyberattacks because of US support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion, according to NERC * Supply-chain snags, meanwhile, are delaying Southwest solar projects and Texas transmission lines, while coal plants are having trouble obtaining fuel amid increased exports * Some of the states cited in the report have already issued their own summer forecasts, some more upbeat than others * “The pace of our grid transformation is out of sync” with the physical realities of the existing power network, Moura said Also, it is much easier to read this full article when formatted with this bookmarklet: https://locserendipity.com/Hyper.html https://locserendipity.com/Hyper.html