Regional electric grid sends alert about looming energy crunch – Center Square

It’s not quite time for rolling blackouts, but an alert issued Tuesday by the Midcontinent Independent System Operators, which serves much of Illinois, could be the first step in preparing for such actions. “The reason for the Event is because of Forced Generation Outages, Above Normal Temps, High Congestion,” the alert notification said Tuesday.
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Tom
3 years ago

Illinois is a at a net loss on population growth. How is the grid crunched if people keep moving away? This is starting to look like psychological priming for the solution to the problem politicians have intentionally created. It’s reminiscent of hara-kiri.

Lion's Choice
3 years ago

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