The United States Is Facing Electricity Famine
Feb. 7, 2023
There are signs that we are heading towards an electricity famine; a life-threatening energy Holodomor throughout many areas of the United States caused by political decisions. The system is being set up to fail.
This problem this time is not the usual banes of the electric system: kamikaze squirrels that short out distribution lines; the occasional ice storm or hurricane that requires re-stringing power lines. The problem is inadequate resources to generate enough electricity to fill the grid.