Many parts of North America are at risk of experiencing blackouts this summer, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned in a new dire report.
According to the non-profit organization’s “Summer Reliability Assessment” report (pdf), there could be widespread summer blackouts amid shuttered power plants, supply chain snafus, and intense heat. The group, which promotes grid stability and security, cautioned that power supplies in a large swath of the United States and Canada, extending from the Great Lakes to the Midwest, will be over-stretched due to growing demand.
NERC added that electricity sources would be notably tighter because of older plants shutting down or other facilities struggling to find enough fuel….