Meredith Angwin

3 weeks ago | justthenews.com | Kevin Killough |Meredith Angwin

A panel of witnesses representing the nation’s grid operators testified at a subcommittee hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday that the U.S. electricity supply is facing a reliability crisis. The primary reason for this problem, the experts said, is the rapid retirement of reliable generators powered by fossil fuels. As electricity demand increases in the coming years, they warned, this problem could get worse.

2 months ago | energybadboys.substack.com | Isaac Orr |Meredith Angwin |Kevin Killough |Travis Fisher

Grid conditions were tight this week as 90-degree temperatures enveloped much of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. As a result, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) issued a Maximum Generation (Max Gen) Warning, PJM issued a Max Gen Alert, and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) issued an Energy Emergency Alert 1 (EEA1).

Jan 16, 2025 | ans.org | Jeremy Hampshire |Meredith Angwin

January 14, 2025, 12:01PMANS NewsA newly published standard is now available at the ANS store. The standard, ANSI/ANS-8.26-2024, , presents the fundamental elements of a training and qualification program for individuals with responsibilities for performing the various technical aspects of criticality safety engineering.

Jan 15, 2025 | ans.org | Meredith Angwin |Lake Barrett |Susan Gallier

January 14, 2025, 12:01PMANS NewsA newly published standard is now available at the ANS store. The standard, ANSI/ANS-8.26-2024, , presents the fundamental elements of a training and qualification program for individuals with responsibilities for performing the various technical aspects of criticality safety engineering.

Sep 7, 2024 | energybadboys.substack.com | Isaac Orr |Meredith Angwin

“Germany has become a country that many people abroad associate with hope.” – Angela Merkel. -Source: Quotes that didn’t age well. Over the last two decades, no nation on Earth has been more celebrated by wind and solar advocates than Germany for its efforts to phase out fossil fuels and nuclear power in favor of these intermittent energy sources.