Slightly more accurate headline would be "grid operators doing stupid stuff due to bad incentives is threatening climate goals". Increased electricity use isn'

Slightly more accurate headline would be "grid operators doing stupid stuff due to bad incentives is threatening climate goals". Increased electricity use isn't, in itself, a problem. In fact, given the electrify everything movement, it's a fundamental part of the solution. Those EVs and heat pumps for example, are helping to meet climate goals even if coal powered. But a simple time of use rate and a renewables heavy generation portfolio supercharges their benefits.