Tuesday, March 5, 2024

US Power Grid 3-5-24

The power grid is too weak in Texas and California and needs to be bolstered with more natural gas powered electric generating plants. The most stable power grids are ranked.

What state has the most stable power grid?

Nebraska. #1 in Power Grid Reliability. ...

South Dakota. #2 in Power Grid Reliability. ...

Illinois. #3 in Power Grid Reliability. ...

Delaware. #4 in Power Grid Reliability. ...

Florida. #5 in Power Grid Reliability. ...

Connecticut. #6 in Power Grid Reliability. ...

Rhode Island. #7 in Power Grid Reliability. ...

Nevada. #8 in Power Grid Reliability.

 Source: google search

Power grid outages identify weak states like California and Texas and also show outages caused by severe storms.

Power Outages by State in 2022

State        Number of Outages

California             39

Texas                  31

Louisiana            16

Maine                 12

Massachusetts   12

Washington       12

Connecticut       11

N Hampshire     11

New York          11

North Carolina  11

Ohio                  11

Rhode Island    11

Vermont           11

Alabama          10

Arkansas         10

Mississippi      10

Alaska              8

Georgia            8

Pennsylvania   8

S Carolina       8

Florida             7

New Jersey     6

Oklahoma       6

Colorado         5

Delaware        5

Illinois             5

Michigan        5

Nevada          5

Oregon          5

W Virginia      5

Indiana          4

Virginia          4

Iowa              3

Nebraska      3

Tennessee    3

Arizona         2

Kentucky      2

Minnesota    2

Wyoming      2

Idaho            1

Missouri       1

N Dakota     1

Utah            1

Seven states had no power outages during the same time period including Hawaii, Kansas, Maryland, New Mexico, S Dakota and Wisconsin.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/power-outages-by-state

Comments

Power outages result from severe storms with high winds like tornados, hurricanes, wildfires and too many wind and solar generating installations that weaken the system. These States like Texas and California need to add more Natural gas power plants to their grids.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

 

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