A repeat of last winter’s deep freeze could lead to electricity blackouts in a clutch of states spanning the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic as proposed environmental regulations propel a switch toward natural gas-fired power.
PJM Interconnection, a regional grid operator, proposed new measures aimed at ensuring it doesn’t again flirt with losing 22 percent of its electricity capacity as it did during the “polar vortex” in early January. Echoing the concerns of Republicans and some centrist Democrats who have admonished the Obama administration for rules that would restrain the use of coal-fired power, PJM noted the situation could become more dire under a “rapid transition” from coal to natural gas.
“Last winter’s generator performance — when up to 22 percent of PJM capacity was unavailable due to cold weather-related problems — highlighted a potentially significant reliability issue,” it said. “PJM’s analysis shows that a comparable rate of generator outages in the winter of 2015/2016, coupled with extremely cold temperatures and expected coal retirements, would likely prevent PJM from meeting its peak load requirements.”
Related; The Obama administration is working to forge a sweeping international climate change agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without ratification from Congress.
… an agreement “agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without ratification from Congress.” ???
To compel? Really? How?
Is Obama going to ask the International Criminal Court to enforce such an agreement?
After the Democrats, the MSM, not everyone else worships at the altar of Green Pagan Goddess Mother Earth.
(Rumour has it she’s now transgendered. She goes by the name Uncle Dirt.)
the world has become a gong show , eventually the market will win .
RATification, by rats for rats.
Who will rid me of this turbulent Congress?
I truly hope PMSH tells him the same thing he told the IPCC and UN….Go f@@k yourselfs.
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“An agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without ratification from Congress.
Ya right.
How do say “Hey Obama, blow me” in Mandarin?
Brow me.
The South will get hit hard too. Most have heat pump and without electricity, good chance some will freeze to death. What bothers me, some technician or engineer will get all the blame and none for Obama.
just don’t let your trigger finger freeze off!
Hey!!!
Since “when Republicans fail, it’s always their fault, but when things fall apart under Democrats, larger forces are always at work”, if PJM’s warnings prove true, it’ll have been a conspiracy against the president. Somehow.
God. Nobody has guts anymore.Give me the trigger.A bunch of 10K tactical nukes,and problem solved.And anything that moves from the EU or Africa across the Atlantic,poof.And the best thing we can do is close the border with the USSR.NOW! Not that it will bother the Chimp-in -Chief,but will maybe keep us a little safer.And we need a Minuteman border guard.
Come on guys–they have the Keystone Pipeline staring at them in the face and look at what they’re doing with it! Let them buy woolen underwear!
The USA knows better than anyone that the key to safety is unlimited energy!
Obama won’t be happy till the USA is a relic , imitating Zimbabwe or Kenya.
I work in Ag and have learned a lot about Rail during the problems we are having shipping grain. We have heard from our Short Line Railway, BNSF put out a proposal to GE to purchase 400 new locomotives. GE said they couldn’t meet the order due to their engines not being able to meet the new emission standards. They seem intent on running everything on unicorn farts. Obama will cause so much damage to the US, I believe it will not ever recover.
The smartest man in the room is on the case. They are going to:
Name and Shame? “politically binding”? How about a sternly worded letter?
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