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power demand

16Oct

We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat

Every month, projections on just how much and how fast U.S. electricity demand is growing keep rising. As those projections soar, the arithmetic of the energy transition is being rewritten in real time. There’s the unforgettable line in Jaws, when the chief of police, Martin Brody, sees the shark for the first time. Stunned, he […]
  • On October 16, 2024
  • American Electric Power (AEP), Bloomberg Intelligence, Data centers, energy transition, Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency (IEA), John Ketchum, NextEra Energy Inc., OpenAI, PJM Interconnection, power demand
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10Jul

MISO Warns it’s Going to be Woefully Short of Power

Across the country, one grid operator after another is sounding the alarm over soaring power demand, an inability to meet it and the threat posed by early retirements of essential coal capacity. PJM Interconnection, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and now the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) have all […]
  • On July 10, 2024
  • Clean Power Plan 2.0, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), grid reliability, John Bear, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), PJM Interconnection, plant retirements, power demand, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Todd Hillman
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27Jun

A Scorching Reminder of the Coal Fleet’s Importance

Searing summer heat has blanketed much of the country and once again coal power is playing an essential role in meeting soaring demand. But this coal capacity – the very power plants working overtime to keep the lights on and air conditioners running – comes from the same plants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
  • On June 27, 2024
  • Argus, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, power demand
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23Aug

We’re Still Not Talking Enough About Power Demand

Electricity demand records are falling daily. In Texas, the state’s grid operator has reported 10 new all-time highs in demand this summer with another new peak expected this week. In the Southwest Power Pool, which runs the grid in parts of 15 states, power demand hit an all-time high on Monday. And the operator that […]
  • On August 23, 2023
  • Deep Jariwala, Elon Musk, grid reliability, National Renewable Energy Lab, NYISO, PG&E, power demand, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, Wall Street Journal
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