US May Face Trouble Powering the Electrical Grid — Corporate Watchdog Group Report
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) published their 2024 Summer Reliability Assessment report in this month which details how power companies may face an ‘elevated risk’ of insufficient operating reserves this summer, possibly leading to sporadic blackouts during extreme weather conditions.
“…this assessment identifies potential reliability issues of interest and regional topics of concern,” the report said on page 5. “All areas are assessed as having adequate anticipated resources for normal summer peak load
conditions. However, the following areas face risks of electricity supply shortfalls during periods of more extreme summer conditions.”
The report went on to list seven key regions that may face insufficient operating reserves of energy this summer while under extreme demand conditions, specifically when the temperature is above average causing large amounts of people to utilize air conditioners.
https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ra/Reliability%20Assessments%20DL/NERC_SRA_2024.pdf
While the report states that grid operators are expected to fulfill the power needs during normal peak summer conditions, they expect more extreme summer conditions to arise.
“Weather services are expecting above-average summer temperatures across much of North America, potentially creating challenging summer grid conditions,” the report said on page 6 before going on to display temperature prediction maps for the above-average summer season on page 9.
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=1
The report goes on to list seven other reliability issues, including supply chain issues and product lead time increases since 2020.
“Supply chain issues are delaying some new resource and transmission projects, raising concerns that some may not be completed prior to peak summer conditions. Lead times for transformers, circuit breakers, transmission cables, switchgears, and insulators have increased significantly since 2020,” the report said on page 7.
On page 18 the report charts out the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) on-peak fuel mix – the energy source percentage breakdown that is used during peak hours. Natural gas makes up almost half the total energy, while coal comes in at over a quarter. Nuclear is a distant third while ‘clean’ or ‘green’ liberal energy sources are barely represented in percent of total output during peak demand.
While MISO is just a snapshot of one area in North America, other regions have similar breakdowns for their on-peak fuel mix’s, as seen on pages 19 to 37, with the notable exception of California on page 35 which derives over 20 percent of it’s power from solar.
Some regions such as the North West of the U.S., on page 36, derive about a quarter of it’s power from hydroelectric generating stations, while the North West and North East of Canada as well as Manitoba on pages 34, 26 and 19 respectively, generate nearly all their power from hydroelectric.
The only area to see nuclear as the largest single contributor to power grid energy is Ontario Canada on page 25, with just under 40 percent. Ontario is home to the largest nuclear power plant with plans of expanding further despite serious safety concerns from solar storms.
In addition to solar storms, cyber attacks, both real and staged, pose a major risk to the power grid.
“Apart from the electric grid overload doubled with the dwindling supply from the energy sources, America’s power infrastructure is also prone to cyberattacks, with the number of susceptible points in electrical networks increasing by about 60 per day, a separate report by NERC indicated back in April via a webcast,” Belle Carter of Natural News reported. “The grids’ virtual and physical weak spots, or points in software or hardware that are susceptible to cyber criminals, grew to a range of 23,000 to 24,000 last year from 21,000 to 22,000 by the end of 2022, executives with the energy regulator said. “It’s very hard to keep pace with addressing all those vulnerabilities,” said Manny Cancel, senior vice president of NERC.”
In 2021 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in Texas was embroiled in a scandal of deliberately cutting off power during cold temperatures, something Alex Jones had warned about, as well as trial runs to control people’s thermostats during inclement weather in preparation for climate lockdowns.
Alex Jones Warned You Of The Power Outages
Norway, Spain & Ireland To Recognize Palestinian State
Ireland has joined Norway and Spain in deciding to officially recognize Palestine as a state. Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Simon Harris confirmed that his country will join Norway and Spain in taking the step. He said […]
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The American Journal: NWO Falling Apart? Jacob Rothschild Dies, Klaus Schwab, Mitch McConnell, Victoria Nuland Step Down
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Zelensky Wants The US & Its Allies To Shoot Down Russian Missiles
The Ukrainian President cannot understand why NATO won’t get directly involved in the conflict with Russia. Vladimir Zelensky told the New York Times that the US and its allies should shoot down Russian missiles, give […]
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WEF Founder Klaus Schwab To Step Down By Next Year
WEF founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab is to step down from his leadership role by 2025, according to reports. Meanwhile, a World Economic Forum spokesperson said that the organization was going to be “transforming […]
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Italy, Eastern European Countries Reject EU’s Radical New Homosexual Declaration
(LifeSiteNews) — On May 17, the European Union released a statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU for the so-called “International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.” It was a declaration of the new Western values, calling on countries everywhere to “focus on fighting inequalities and multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination” to ensure that “justice” will “apply to everyone regardless of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.”
The EU further declared that:
On IDAHOT Day, and every day, we call on governments around the world to repeal discriminatory legislation, take action to tackle and eliminate hate crimes and hate speech, prevent all forms of violence against LGBTI persons [sic], and tackle structural and institutional barriers and biases that still limit the participation of LGBTI persons [sic] in decision-making and political processes… The EU continues to work with partners on inclusive laws and policies.
At this point, internationally recognized “LGBT awareness periods” occupy much of the calendar year, making up a sort of post-Christian liturgical cycle. May 19 is “Agender Pride Day”; April 6 is “International Asexuality Day” (in which everyone presumably leaves each other alone); September 16-22 is “Bisexual Awareness Week,” followed by “Celebrate Bisexuality Day” on September 23; October 17-24 is “Genderfluid Visibility Week,” and July 19 is “Drag Day.” There are 26 internationally recognized “LGBT awareness” days (or weeks), with some countries having plenty of domestic days as well. Canada has moved from a four-week “Pride Month” to a four-month “Pride Season.” Federally funded, of course.
Notably, not all EU countries signed off on the recent declaration of fealty and obeisance to the LGBT agenda. Nine countries refused to sign, including more conservative countries such as Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, and Lithuania, but also Slovakia, the Czech Republic and, most surprisingly, Italy. The decision provoked fury amongst Italian LGBT activists and left-wing politicians, who launched protests against the Meloni government over the decision. (Press reports referred to these protests as “widespread,” but this seems to be an exaggeration intended to pressure the government rather than a report on reality.)
The declaration, although non-binding, was significant, as it was essentially a promise from the signatory states to, as one outlet noted, work on “implementing national strategies for LGBTQ+ people [sic] and appointing a new EU Commissioner for Equality following the upcoming EU parliamentary elections.” The declaration is, undoubtedly, a coup for the LGBT activists in Brussels, and thus the dissident countries faced enormous opprobrium. Family Minister Eugene Rocella, however, defended her government’s position in an interview with Il Messaggero.
Rocella stated that everyone can choose who to “have sexual relations with.” “But the freedom to ‘be who you want to be’ advocated in the document is an ideological constraint and a denial of reality because the reality of the body and sexual affiliation cannot be changed to the end,” she added. In short, Meloni’s government has realized what other politicians have been slower to identify – that the LGBT movement is demanding that even biological boundaries be eliminated in law.
“I think the so-called gender binarism should continue to apply: There are women, and there are men,” Rocella noted. “We want to preserve the anthropology on which parenthood and the continuity of humanity are based because if you abolish men and women, parenthood also changes, and you shouldn’t be surprised if no more children are conceived.” While Rocella stated that the Meloni government has no problem with people getting “sex change” surgeries if they choose, they are not willing to accept gender ideology wholesale.
“They are trying to deny not only biology but also the body, which is based on the gender difference between men and women,” Rocella concluded. She’s right, and the outrage of LGBT activists indicates that they are concerned about this expression of common sense. In an increasing number of European countries, the transgender movement’s advance has been halted after a decade of nearly unimpeded progress and the colonization of wide swathes of the calendar. Perhaps Italy’s opting out is a sign of things to come.
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