More Evidence the Grid Cannot Absorb Precipitous Closures Like the CampbellMore Evidence the Grid Cannot Absorb Precipitous Closures Like the Campbell

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2024/03/11/green-energy-disaster-grid-renewables-power – Disaster is looming for the electric grid : ‘I do not use the term ‘crisis’ for melodrama, but because it is an accurate description’ https://nma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NMA_WhitePaper_4_10_24.pdf – THE GRID RELIABILITY CRISIS COLLIDES WITH SURGING POWER DEMAND

Michigan Desperately Seeks a Solution To Campbell Plant Closure Instead of the Obvious OneMichigan Desperately Seeks a Solution To Campbell Plant Closure Instead of the Obvious One

“Michigan’s power sector has struggled in recent years to build out enough renewable generation, such as wind farms and solar fields, to offset past and planned closures of major load providers like coal-fired plants.” – https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2024/07/could-a-powerline-connecting-michigan-and-wisconsin-below-lake-michigan-be-a-clean-energy-solution.html All of these alternative “solutions” have the disadvantage of being much more expensive and less reliable than the Campbell […]

Former Lead Engineer at Palisades Plant Says It Is Unfit for Quick RestartFormer Lead Engineer at Palisades Plant Says It Is Unfit for Quick Restart

“I’m pro-nuclear, but they selected the wrong horse to ride to town on,” said Alan Blind, who was engineering director at the Palisades plant from 2006 to 2013 under Entergy, as reported by Reuters at https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-nuclear-plant-unfit-quick-resurrection-former-lead-engineer-says-2024-08-02/ . Additional information about this latest development is at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-s-1-5-billion-deal-to-resurrect-a-nuclear-plant-is-facing-fresh-drama/ar-AA1oxWha . It is insane that rapid restart of Palisades […]