The Lights Are About to Go out in America, Warn Grid Experts

Consumer demand for electricity is expected to skyrocket this summer leading to blackouts

• As energy equipment breaks down over the summer, power companies say they probably will not have the spare parts or other resources necessary to fix it fast enough to keep the power on
• The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking customers to cut back on energy use and turn up their air conditioning units

How do they know for sure that nationwide blackouts are coming?

• Another event in Ohio that was blamed on a "storm" left some 200,000 homes and businesses without power.
• Energy utilities are having to be frugal with their replacement parts inventories in order to avoid running out in the event of a weather emergency.

 

https://noqreport.com/2022/07/07/the-lights-are-about-to-go-out-in-america-warn-grid-experts/