The fact that is even being discussed is quite incredible, suggesting that California and New England, due to policy decisions, are becoming more and more like developing countries when it comes to energy. Link here to Reuters.
The United States has enough power generation to meet demand this winter, but extreme weather could challenge reliability in California and New England by putting fuel supplies at risk, the organization responsible for electric reliability said.
This is nothing new for California or New England, which have not seen much new gas infrastructure built in recent years as their power grids transition from mostly fossil-fired generation to cleaner sources of energy like renewables.
The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) said in a report last week that reliability risks were elevated in both regions because they were still highly reliant on gas-fired generation but had limited gas infrastructure.
In New England, gas is used to heat most homes and businesses and fuel most power plants.
A reader has already pointed out New England is already seeing strains. February, 2021, will be the month to watch.
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