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I didn't think it was FUD, but the article did confuse me so maybe it was just poorly written (or I suck). Here's what I read: Title: Warming of blackouts if
by justindz 18y ago
I didn't think it was FUD, but the article did confuse me so maybe it was just poorly written (or I suck). Here's what I read:
Title: Warming of blackouts if wind, sun added to grid [note: I think this was supposed to be "warning"]
Opener: Adding electricity from the wind and the sun could increase the frequency of blackouts and reduce the reliability of the nation's electrical grid, an industry report says.
Body: The North American Electric Reliability Corp. says in a report scheduled for release today that unless appropriate measures are taken to improve transmission of electricity, rules reducing carbon dioxide emissions by utilities could impair the reliability of the power grid.
They went from warning about alternatives to discussing issues with emission reduction rules. Those two weren't connected in the article, so maybe I'm just not up on SF legislation. Am I to understand that the emission reduction rules mandate the use of some solar and wind and that the result of that could impair reliability because of the swings you mentioned (not mentioned in the article)? Help :-)
- paulhart 18y agoYes, lots of jurisdictions are implementing "percentage by year" legislation that mandates (for instance) 20% renewables by 2020. The industry is trying to understand what all the impacts of this are, and there's a negative impact on reliability when you have a large percentage of unreliable (i.e. you can't guarantee it's sunny or windy) supply in your mix.
- justindz 18y agoRight on. I think the article would have been a lot better if that link was explicitly stated. For those of use outside the industry. Thanks!