US grid vulnerable to power outages due to its reliance on gas
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- January 12, 2024
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US grid vulnerable to power outages due to its reliance on gas
Natural gas plant failures were the main factor behind electricity shortfalls and outages during major winter storms in the US since 2011 – that risk remains as the US faces more extreme cold weather
As natural gas pipelines get hit by winter storms, the US is at risk of blackouts imaginima/Getty Images Natural gas plants have replaced coal to become the largest source of electricity for the US power grid, but they also appear to be the weakest link during extreme weather. The overreliance on natural gas could during extreme winter storms. Gas plants accounted for more than half of all the grid’s available power that failed during five major winter storms between 2011 and 2022 – events that regulators…
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