Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Blackouts possible this summer due to heat and extreme weather, officials warn. Open

  1. #1 | Top
    Join Date
    Feb 2020
    Posts
    86,835
    Thanks
    35,037
    Thanked 21,752 Times in 17,082 Posts
    Groans
    985
    Groaned 2,342 Times in 2,261 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default Blackouts possible this summer due to heat and extreme weather, officials warn. Open

    Fuck you Earl.

    Blackouts possible this summer due to heat and extreme weather, officials warn
    By Tyler Mauldin, CNN | Posted - May 20, 2022 at 10:04 p.m.


    Extreme temperatures and ongoing drought could cause the power grid to buckle across vast areas of the country this summer, potentially leading to electricity shortages and blackouts, a U.S. power grid regulator said on Thursday. (Frederic J. Brown, AFP,

    ATLANTA — Extreme temperatures and ongoing drought could cause the power grid to buckle across vast areas of the country this summer, potentially leading to electricity shortages and blackouts, a U.S. power grid regulator said Wednesday.

    NERC, a regulating authority that oversees the health of the nation's electrical infrastructure, says in its 2022 Summer Reliability Assessment that extreme temperatures and ongoing drought could cause the power grid to buckle. High temperatures, the agency warns, will cause the demand for electricity to rise. Meanwhile, drought conditions will lower the amount of power available to meet that demand.

    "Industry prepares its equipment and operators for challenging summer conditions. Persistent, extreme drought and its accompanying weather patterns, however, are out of the ordinary and tend to create extra stresses on electricity supply and demand," said Mark Olson, NERC's manager of Reliability Assessments.

    On Thursday, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center called for nearly the entire contiguous United States to experience above average temperatures this summer.

    The power grid is extremely delicate and electricity supply must always meet electricity demand, experts warn. If not, capacity shortfalls can occur. A shortfall is when there is not enough power being generated to meet demand.

    Forced power outages, also known as rolling blackouts, are initiated during these situations — which is what millions of Americans run the risk of seeing this summer — to prevent long term damage to the grid.

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/us/bl...her/index.html

  2. #2 | Top
    Join Date
    Feb 2020
    Location
    margaritaville
    Posts
    29,005
    Thanks
    12,819
    Thanked 14,402 Times in 9,873 Posts
    Groans
    23
    Groaned 864 Times in 822 Posts

    Default

    SWEET!! Might get people off their fat asses for a change and go outside and actually do something. No tv, no internet,...no lights,....awesome! Like one big camp out! Hopefully the power goes out every weekend!

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to Stone For This Post:

    AProudLefty (05-21-2022)

  4. #3 | Top
    Join Date
    Feb 2020
    Posts
    86,835
    Thanks
    35,037
    Thanked 21,752 Times in 17,082 Posts
    Groans
    985
    Groaned 2,342 Times in 2,261 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Stone View Post
    SWEET!! Might get people off their fat asses for a change and go outside and actually do something. No tv, no internet,...no lights,....awesome! Like one big camp out! Hopefully the power goes out every weekend!
    I've been there a few times. Campfires and BBQs!!!!

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 82
    Last Post: 05-23-2022, 12:00 PM
  2. 5X Extreme Weather Disasters Than 1970's
    By PoliTalker in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 09-02-2021, 10:41 AM
  3. Extreme Weather During February 1937
    By cancel2 2022 in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 27
    Last Post: 02-06-2019, 02:09 PM
  4. Americans concerned about extreme weather
    By evince in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 09-28-2013, 07:30 AM
  5. Lives in danger as many seek refuge from extreme heat
    By Cancel 2018. 3 in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-01-2012, 02:26 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Rules

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •