Energy Secretary Chris Wright warns that the U.S. power grid is nearing its capacity limit, as his department urgently works to avert a potential crisis.
This week, the Energy Department issued an emergency order to counter a Southeast heatwave threatening grid stability and blackouts, authorizing full operation of specific electric generating units.
“In my department, we’ve issued four emergency orders just in the last few weeks to stop the closure of reliable plants, so we ca
“We were on a course that was a train wreck,” the Trump official warned. “We’re doing everything possible now to sweep out the nonsense.”
Wright blamed Biden-era regulations, specifically emission regulation, for that power grid being on the brink of failure.
People controlling the power grid should have been planning for this years ago. New power plants (coal, gas, oil, and nuclear), the only reliable sources of electricity, take years to plan, build, and go online. We have missed the window and all will be greatly affected soon.