Are the predicted generalized breakdowns for 2024 - Do they hit your region?
In addition, how to stay safe if electricity goes out this winter.
It is easy to hold the infrastructures that allow our lives to hum: for example, things would collapse quickly if we suddenly had running water , plumbing or electricity. There are good reasons to believe that these systems will continue to work as usual, but experts say that when we exert increasing pressure on our natural resources, many of us can expect to see increased disruptions of the increased disruption electrical network from this year. Generalized breakdowns can affect two -thirds of people living in North America in 2024, warns a new report.
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More breakdowns are expected in 2024 and beyond.
The report, produced by the North American Electric Reliabibility Corporation (NERC), says that when we head around 2024, North Americans can expect more frequent and prolonged power outages. In fact, their projections suggest that the problem will persist in the next decade. "This assessment provides clear evidence to growth in resource adequacy problems over the next 10 years," said the report.
Many regions are considered to be a high risk only in extreme weather conditions. Indeed, however, certain areas could see current failures even in more moderate weather conditions, indicates the report of the NERC.
Here's why it happens.
Jim Matheson , CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, recently discussed with CBS News To explain the problem of the problem .
"The biggest factor is that we use more and more electricity as a country. Think of all the devices that we all use every day now. Cloud computing, AI - which all uses more and more electricity "Said Matheson. "At the same time, we have not replaced it by strengthening more capacity to produce electricity. In fact, we have closed power plants that had a useful lifespan, both petrol factories and Coal power plants, and that means we dig a deeper hole. "
Matheson added that if renewable energy sources will have to be part of the solution, they are unable to meet the demand for energy.
"The wind does not blow 24 hours a day. The sun does not shine 24 hours a day. You must make sure that you have this generation capacity always available during these peak moments. It is really the danger that we see this Winter-Mémand is developing, the supply has not followed, "he said at the point of sale.
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These areas are at increased risks.
The North America's electricity network is divided into regional electrical transmission systems, each of which serves several states. According to the NERC report, some of these regions have a particularly increased risk of increasing breakdowns.
The highest risk system is the independent system operator (MISO) in the continent, located in the Midwest and the South. This grid serves all or part of Montana, northern Dakota, southern Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, from Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, according to the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC).
The PJM interconnection, a grid operator serving a large part of the region of the middle of the Atlantic, and LERC LIVAIBILITY Corp, in the service of the Southern Region, are both at moderate risk, suggests the report. New York and New England are also areas of concern, John Moura , Director of the evaluation of the reliability and analysis of the performance of the NERC, said at a press conference, via Reuters .
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Here's how to stay safe during power outages while waiting.
According to national grid , there are several ways to prepare for a power outage now, while energy flows freely. First, collect all the supplies you will need and keep them in a safe place. This may include pocket lamps, batteries, solar chargers for your devices, hot blankets, diapers of additional clothing and a first aid kit. They also suggest keeping a supply of packaged foods and drinks that you will not need to refrigerate or cook. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Once a power failure has been struck, they recommend turning off the electrical devices that are not designed to do without surveillance "so that they do not light up without you realizing once the power of Back. It is also a good idea to unplug your TV and your PC, to avoid damaging them in the event of overvoltage when the power returns, "they note.
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