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From Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These days electrical grid managers are shocked and sounding alarms, not about climate itself, but about dangerous energy policies by ignorant politicians rendering the grid unstable and supply unpredictable.  For example today\u2019s Just The News article Analysts: \u2018Irrational\u2019 policies drive coal plant shutdowns, incentivize overbuilding wind farms.<\/strong><\/a>  Excerpts in italics with my bolds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission<\/strong> told the utility that the \u201cpremature closure of these [coal] plants adds to the uncertainty of electrical generation resource adequacy<\/strong> in the upper Midwest.\u201d Some energy experts call the government\u2019s policies \u201cirrational.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite ongoing warnings that the electricity grid of the United States is becoming increasingly unstable,<\/strong> a major utility is moving forward with the elimination of two major coal-fired power plants<\/strong> in the upper Midwest. Energy analysts say the instability is a byproduct<\/strong> of the shutdown of reliable generation sources.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its latest assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation<\/a>, a grid watchdog, warned that the MISO region<\/strong> is under some of the highest risks for resource inadequacy<\/strong>, which means that during peak demand periods, rolling blackouts<\/strong> are a possibility. Xcel Energy, according to the Energy News Network<\/a>, is even looking at variable rates to encourage customers to conserve energy and use it during off-peak periods.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska have all set goals to decarbonize their grid<\/strong> by 2040 or 2050<\/a>, which will mean eliminating coal-fired power plants entirely.<\/strong> These goals are on top of federal green energy mandates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Public is Blissfully Unaware\u2013That Needs to Change<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Some years ago, a weekly news program aired in the Netherlands on the subject Green Electrical Shocks. It employed images and humor to reveal electrical realities to an audience burdened with misconceptions.\u00a0 The video clip is below with English subtitles. For those who prefer reading, I provide the substantial excerpts from the program with my bolds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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