“Yesterday, with the bitter cold blast (called a polar vortex) hitting the eastern half of the country, the PJM power grid, which covers all or parts of 13 states plus the District of Columbia…”
Thank you for this news, which is NOT being reported by the alarmist media outlets such as the New York Times, etc. This news should rebut any wish-based claims that solar, wind, and batteries can take over for dispatchable power in the U.S. The natural gas demand challenge was big enough that Southern California Gas company, which imports almost all of its natural gas from Texas and New Mexico, issued a customer alert on Sunday, January 19, 2025 regarding this high natural gas demand, "We are observing lower pipeline supply receipts and elevated levels of storage withdrawal coincident with the Eastern Arctic Blast weather event.
SoCalGas and SDG&E urge customers to closely monitor their usage and deliveries. Customers should continue to monitor Envoy for further updates."
Thank you for this news, which is NOT being reported by the alarmist media outlets such as the New York Times, etc. This news should rebut any wish-based claims that solar, wind, and batteries can take over for dispatchable power in the U.S. The natural gas demand challenge was big enough that Southern California Gas company, which imports almost all of its natural gas from Texas and New Mexico, issued a customer alert on Sunday, January 19, 2025 regarding this high natural gas demand, "We are observing lower pipeline supply receipts and elevated levels of storage withdrawal coincident with the Eastern Arctic Blast weather event.
SoCalGas and SDG&E urge customers to closely monitor their usage and deliveries. Customers should continue to monitor Envoy for further updates."
Your aim is true again, Gene.
You are welcome. There was a small Reuters news article regarding PJM's exemplary winter performance based on gas, coal, and nuclear power. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-pjm-power-demand-hits-preliminary-winter-record-during-winter-freeze-2025-01-22/ Many thousands would have died from low temperatures without PJM's sources of reliable power.
Yes, please!