The NERC, overseen by the FERC, warns soaring US electricity demand from data centers to power AI could strain US and Canadian grids, risking blackouts
Surging demand from tech sector could overwhelm generation capacity, report says — North America's electricity grid faces …
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NERC released its Long-Term Reliability Assessment and it confirms what we've been saying: long-term reliability continues to be under threat. We urge @realDonaldTrump and congressional leaders to prioritize reliability before it's too late. Read more: https://www.electric.coop/.…
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Trends identified in NERC's 2024 LTRA highlight critical #reliability challenges facing industry over the next 10 years: satisfying escalating #energy growth, managing generator retirements and removing barriers to resource and transmission development. https://www.nerc.com/... […
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🧵Urgent warning from @NERC_Official today: most of the North American electricity grid is at high or elevated risk of shortages in the next 5 years. Blackouts & brownouts represent a failure of the grid just when we need it the most — often during extreme weather. (1/5) [image]
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