Thread by @AlexEpstein

Crisis: "Generac says in a recent investor presentation that power outage severity is 'increasing significantly.' Between 2000 and 2020, the number of what the Energy Department calls 'major electric disturbances and unusual occurrences' jumped 13-fold." --@pwrhungry in @WSJ

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"Renewable energy promoters don't want to admit that wind and solar are undermining the grid. But the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a nonprofit trade group, said in a report last month that 'changing resource mix' is the most urgent challenge for reliability."

"Trying to electrify everything would be a disaster, especially for low-income consumers. Poor folks tend to live in homes that aren’t as efficient or sturdy as those occupied by the wealthy. They are more likely to suffer, or even die, during blackouts or extreme weather."

"The problems on the electric grid should be setting off alarms in Washington, D.C., and state capitols. Regulators and policy makers should be preserving nuclear plants and making sure further coal plant closures don’t damage the grid’s resilience." --@pwrhungry

"If America wants to stay a world leader, it must have a robust grid that delivers cheap, abundant and reliable electricity all day, every day of the year." --@pwrhungry
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