Grid reliability is an increasing concern in the United States due to a number of issues, including wildfires.
Could widespread grid failure impact Utah this summer? |
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| | What's new: A report from the nonprofit North American Electric Reliability Corporation found that Utah is one of the regions in the U.S. at "elevated risk" of grid shortages. The bigger picture: Grid reliability is an increasing concern in the United States due to a number of issues that include aging infrastructure, extreme weather events, wildfires and more. Why it matters: Extreme heat poses health risks to vulnerable communities. Air conditioning — which needs power to run — can help mitigate the effects of extreme heat. The good news: If you're picturing the kind of widespread blackouts that happened in Texas in February 2021, that's not likely in Utah, according to Rocky Mountain Power’s Dave Eskelsen. Utah's grid structure is very different from Texas'. The state benefits from being part of a large, diverse grid where there are multiple power purchase contracts in place should generation in one state fail. |
Read more about how drought in the West affects the power situation. |
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