Renewables such as wind and solar are intermittent and largely unpredictable energy sources, with rapid swings in output from one minute to the next. This creates major challenges for operators of the nation’s electricity grid, because supply must equal demand, and the supply “curve” in a given area never tracks the output from intermittent renewable …
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Rolling blackouts cloud Hawaii’s energy future
Power shortages on Monday forced Hawaiian Electric Co. to institute rolling blackouts that left 120,000 customers on the island without power for 30-minute periods throughout the late afternoon and evening. …
FERC Moves to Protect Grid for Transition to Clean Energy Resources
FERC directed new reliability standards to protect the grid as the nationmakes the transition to expanded use of clean energy technologies. …