Is Renewable Energy a Solution to Eliminate Summer Energy Blackouts?

Things have gotten hot in North America this summer. Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. has been at risk for blackouts during peak demand, particularly in New England and west of the Mississippi River.

Changing demographics in the U.S. aren’t making things easier as more Americans migrate to the south and southwest, in other words, the hottest and most energy-pressured states. It’s like watching the proverbial lemmings jumping off the cliff. Needless to say, the utilities responsible for delivering power and maintaining the grid are feeling the strain.

The power grid in the U.S. is showing its age in recent years with extreme weather events happening in communities from Texas to the South and Western states. The nation’s crumbling electricity infrastructure is struggling to overcome what nature is delivering, from snow and ice storms to massive hurricanes and extreme heat waves.