In recent years, global warming and energy problems have begun to make their impact felt all over the world. Countries and large companies take important decisions in this regard. However, these crises have started to make themselves felt recently. The US may face some problems next summer.
From California to Texas, drought will create severe power outages
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), which monitors the electrical grid in the US, issued serious warnings in an annual assessment of grid conditions. The independent agency is warning authorities of major power outages in key areas from California to Texas.
The world is experiencing the worst drought in the last 1200 years!
While rising temperatures are causing the atmosphere to absorb more moisture, the drought shows no signs of slowing down.
NERC stated that the extreme heat and drought expected this summer will negatively affect the electricity grids. So much so that it is estimated that the interruptions to be experienced in these regions will fall below the “unreliable power supply” scale.
The institution called the authorities for the situation defined as high risk. Stating that the major blackouts may cause different permanent problems that may create a domino effect in the environment, NERC director John Moura gave the following statements on the subject.
The warnings in the report are quite clear On the other hand, it is clearly seen that the risks are spreading. I think this is definitely the most stimulating report to date.
In fact, basic power backup has been done in the region since the beginning of the pandemic. However, extreme temperatures are expected to increase this demand even more, creating a “high energy emergency risk in intense summer conditions”. There has been no response from the authorities at this time. It is a matter of curiosity whether the USA will make extra preparations for this.