Coal remains a vital energy source during winter storms, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation
More than 245,000 power outages in Tennessee amid winter storm
Fox News correspondent Sarah Alegre joins Fox & Friends Weekend from Nashville, Tennessee, to discuss sweeping power outages across the U.S. as accumulated ice from a winter storm takes down power lines.
A deadly and historic winter storm that has impacted a 2,300-mile swath of the country with snow, ice and power outages has prompted moves to ramp up power production from coal, while putting it and other fossil fuels in the spotlight as reliable energy sources amid the fierce weather.
Winter Storm Fern caused life-threatening power outages across many parts of the South, while the Northeast was hit with heavy snow. Other areas have faced ice and freezing temperatures.
The inclement weather caused over 800,000 power outages in the South as ice accumulations from freezing rain toppled trees and knocked out power lines. As of Monday afternoon, power outage tracking website PowerOutage.us showed over 229,000 outages in Tennessee, more than 152,000 in Mississippi, nearly 114,000 in Louisiana and over 45,000 in Texas – while Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia all had between 15,000 and 36,000 outages.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued emergency orders to allow energy operators in the power grid regions of the Mid-Atlantic, New England and Texas to run their power-generating resources as needed to ensure grid stability regardless of environmental permits or state law.
When the green people get cold enough they will love to see steam bellowing out the stacks of these shuttered clean coal power plants. Hell, they will even like smoke coming from plants that were never allowed to upgrade.
every demonicrat pos politician in maryland voted for sb1, this is why your energy rates have skyrocketed! all you f’n losers who voted for this pos valor stealing wef mooron admin deserve to be bent over and raped, those of us who dont vote for luciferian politicans are being royally screwed by you retarded evil bastards!