”Over half of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls in the next 10 years amid surging electricity demand and thermal plant retirements, according to a new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
Less overall capacity will enter the bulk power system in the next 10 years than NERC previously projected, particularly from always-available resources. And that new capacity will fall short of future demand growth, the grid watchdog said in its latest annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment, released Dec. 17.
‘The trends point to critical reliability challenges facing the industry: satisfying escalating energy growth, managing generator retirements, and accelerating resource and transmission development,’ the nearly 150-page report said.”
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