#powergrid

LA Times: The surprising reason California survived record summer heat without blackouts "...In fact, the state has not issued a Flex Alert since 2022, and it has not implemented rotating outages since 2020. Over the last few years, California has quietly but dramatically increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage. These batteries hold onto solar energy captured during the day, so it can be sent to the grid as demand peaks in the evening and morning, when most people are at home running air conditioners and other appliances. ..." (paywall, but gist of it is in the paragraph above). https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-11/how-california-survived-hottest-august-ever-without-flex-alerts #powergrid #climateemergency #heatwaves #CAwx

NY Times: Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States A power auction conducted by a giant grid operator is expected to add $6.3 billion in additional charges to consumers and businesses because of electricity needs of data centers. #AI #inflation #powergrid #AIpocalypse

More will certainly follow Largest #US #PowerGrid #PJM orders emergency curbs as #electricity use nears record peak The largest US #power #grid operator PJM on ‌Friday ordered customers enrolled in #emergency electricity-reduction programs to curb their use as it battled generator outages, overloaded transmission lines & a surge in air-conditioning demand during a prolonged heat wave. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #temperature #GlobalWarming #HeatWave

"Y'day:🚨Trump admin: bragged: the PJM #PowerGrid was relying on #FossilFuels instead of #renewables. "Keeping our ACs blasting." Today:🚨Alerts PJM to cut electricity use as outages, overloaded transmission lines, & extreme heat push the system toward blackouts. PJM escalates emergency actions as a result." -M Touch "Cheapest⚡new power on the grid/fastest⚡to build during a demand surge: #solar & #wind. This bill🚨kills➡️solar & wind. Protects➡️the IND this little weasel ran." -C Gloniniger #USPol