Press Mention E&E April 2, 2024
SACE Quoted
Low-carbon shift raises risk of blackouts, grid execs warn
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Grid executives warn that the transition to clean energy without adequate policy coordination poses unprecedented reliability risks, with potential blackout vulnerabilities by 2032. Maggie Shober of SACE advocates for customer-level energy conservation strategies like smart thermostats and managed charging as resilience tools. The article discusses tensions between rapid electrification demand, retiring fossil fuel generation, and insufficient transmission infrastructure to support the clean energy transition.
Customer resources like smart water heaters, managed charging and smart thermostats are great resilience tools
Maggie Shober
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