“How soon could we reasonably expect first blackouts to affect region, based on announced coal retirements and historical fluctuations in hourly wind and solar generation, as well as electricity….”
However, accredited capacity declines in the years after 2027, especially in relation to the rising peak demand, because the retirement of coal plants hurts grid reliability far more than adding wind and solar capacity helps it.
Black outs unless we put coal back?
Capacity is not the same reliability!
However, accredited capacity declines in the years after 2027, especially in relation to the rising peak demand, because the retirement of coal plants hurts grid reliability far more than adding wind and solar capacity helps it.