I was about to throw shade on Texas until I remembered "oh, PG&E". Never
mind.
Mike
On 5/13/22 4:09 PM, Sean Donelan wrote:
This afternoon, six power generation facilities tripped offline
resulting in the loss of approximately 2,900 MW of electricity. At
this time, all generation resources available are operating. We’re
asking Texans to conserve power when they can by setting their
thermostats to 78-degrees or above and avoiding the usage of large
appliances (such as dishwashers, washers and dryers) during peak hours
between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. through the weekend.
This is unlikely to be the only electric shortage this year.
California ISO, Midcontinent ISO and Texas ERCOT project that peak
demand cannot be met without some combination of variable generation
and imports starting in the Summer of 2022.
NERC: high probability of insufficient resources to meet electricity
demand as early as Summer 2022 in parts of US
Findings from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s
(NERC’s) 2021 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) indicate there
is a high probability of insufficient resources and energy to serve
electricity demand, as early as Summer 2022, in many parts of the
Western Interconnection.
