blackouts, Tag

Cold kills and America is at great risk of deadly subzero blackouts. Renewables are part of the problem but gas is the biggest part. We now know that the supply system that feeds our gas fired power plants can be unreliable...

By Jo Nova The Australian electricity grid is not-fit-for-purpose. And failure is being normalized. Last Wednesday during the near-miss of a blackout in Sydney the AEMO spent $3,558,000 on “demand reduction” which...

By Jo Nova Going Green with Diesel Back in February, South Australia was the Renewables Wonderland basking in the thrill of driving two diesel plants out of business...

By Jo Nova Following the footsteps of Cuba It’s not even summer and the Australian grid is having heart palpitations.

Nova's story raises critical questions about energy policy and the realistic capacity of renewables to provide energy security. While her perspective is skeptical of the efficacy of renewables in their current state, it emphasizes...

Considerable portions of the U.S. are facing heightened risks of blackouts over the summer months, according to a new report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).

What may be a dream come true for central planners ought to be everybody else’s nightmare.

By Jo Nova Our cities are more fragile than we imagine During the winter storm called “Elliot” last Christmas, gas pipes came close to freezing in New York...

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the push for electric vehicles is a diversion from the region's more urgent problems.

Aussie Energy & Climate Minister: "I don't see we can put all the pressure on Renewables for Stability and Reliability", blames Climate Change for Hot Summers.

Uncontrolled blackouts may be unpredictable, but they can still be planned for to some degree.

The model also finds that there would be a shortage of power for 48% of the year, and a surplus for 52%.

This move is, to all intents and purposes, rationing. And the reason is quite clear – the closure of nearly all of our coal power capacity.

...the vehement objections from environmental groups continue to cause gridlock driving the South African economy into a ditch.

By Jo Nova With South Africa only weeks away from the start of winter, the head of the State owned Eskom warns there will be the worst blackouts on record, which is really something because some people are already going 10...