Grid Watchdog Warns of Potential Blackouts, Criticizes ‘Less Reliable’ Solar and Wind Power

Published on December 21, 2023

The retirement of fossil fuel-based power generators and the increasing adoption of renewable energy over the next decade puts America’s electricity reliability at risk, according to a recent report by power grid watchdog North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). There is “clear evidence of growing resource adequacy concerns over the next 10 years,” the Dec. 13 report states. NERC is predicting “capacity deficits” in regions where future generator retirements will be higher than new replacements, thus leaving a part of demand unmet. “Wind, solar PV, and hybrid generation are projected to be the primary additions to the resource mix over the 10-year assessment period; this leads the continued energy transition as older thermal generators retire,” said the report....

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