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Just two weeks ago, a devastating winter storm left many in the United States without power. And, according to a grid watchdog group, the blackouts are likely to continue for as long as our grid relies on wind and solar power.
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From Just the News:
“The overall resource adequacy outlook for the North American BPS is worsening: In the 2025 LTRA [long-term reliability assessment], NERC finds that 13 of 23 assessment areas face resource adequacy challenges over the next 10 years,” the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report states.
During January’s Winter Storm Fern, many parts of the U.S. grid neared the point where demand exceeded supply. If the grid continues to shut down fossil-fuel generation and tries to meet demand with intermittent wind and solar, according to NERC, more Americans will face blackouts when demand is high.
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As electricity demand grows, including data centers, the nation’s grid is relying on intermittent wind and solar resources to meet that growing demand, NERC explains, while plants running on reliable coal and natural gas are slated for retirement over the next five years. “The continuing shift in the resource mix toward weather-dependent resources and less fuel diversity increases risks of supply shortfalls during winter months,” NERC warns.
According to NERC’s 2026 assessment, half of our nation’s power grid will be at risk of blackouts in 2030. According to Isaac Orr, vice president of research for Always On Energy Research, this is due in large part to the shutting down of “reliable power plants, including those powered by coal. Many of our leaders, including those in the past administration, have campaigned for fossil fuel-powered plants to be shut down in a bid to protect the environment, leaving communities with less reliable and less potent renewable energy.
According to Just the News, the shortcomings of this push for renewable energy were demonstrated clearly by the winter storm in late January. Apparently, states in New England, facing power shortages and blackouts, decided to use coal-based power in order to keep the lights on in their cities.
As our culture and society continue to demand more and more power, let’s ask God to protect our grid, and let’s pray for wisdom for our leaders as they consider both fossil fuels and renewable energy.
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(Excerpt from Just the News. Photo Credit: Kindel Media/Pexels)
