A “Very Scary” Situation in Texas

Texas got a taste of cooler than expected weather this week and it sent shockwaves across the state’s electricity market. The Lone Star State learned a valuable lesson about putting too much faith in intermittent renewables. Temperatures dipped Monday morning, increasing heating demand, and that cooler weather was accompanied by calmer than expected winds. Calm […]

On March 20, 2019
baseload power, Ed Hirs, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), renewable energy, Texas, wind

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A Warning Not to be Ignored

How valuable is a balanced, diverse mix of energy sources? Just ask the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the grid operator that manages the electricity grid for much of the U.S. Midwest and parts of Canada. When the polar vortex hammered the Midwest at the end of January, the grid weathered the storm, but it […]

On March 1, 2019
coal, electricity grid, Germany, Hans-Wilhelm Schiffer, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Minnesota, polar vortex, renewable energy, wind, World Energy Council

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