Summers are hot. People expected it to be hot. But we never had to worry about the power going out. What exactly has "changed"? 🤔
Reuters (8/31/23) reports: "PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. power grid operator, issued a hot weather alert on Thursday for its entire region covering 13 eastern states and Washington D.C. for Sept. 4-5, expecting scorching heat to drive up electricity demand. During the upcoming Labor Day holiday and the subsequent week, temperatures throughout its operating region are expected to exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius), accompanied by high humidity. The alert called upon power plants and transmission units to consider postponing or canceling any scheduled or ongoing maintenance work to prepare for higher-than-usual operations between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. EDT on Monday and Tuesday next week. The grid expects to serve an overall forecasted load of around 138,500 megawatts (MW) on Monday and 150,000 MW on Tuesday, surpassing this summer's peak so far of 148,000 MW hit on July 27."
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"Ironically, the shift toward greener cars may be escalating gasoline demand as well. Not every electric car is the same. Some are powered only by their battery; others are plug-in hybrids, sporting an internal combustion engine to supplement their batteries. The problem is that it’s clear some consumers aren’t plugging in those cars, instead largely running them on gasoline."
– Javier Blas,
Bloomberg
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