Newslettercommons.wikimedia.org Dodging blackouts, California faces new questions on its power supply Extreme heat is testing the way energy is generated, delivered and traded — and raising the prospect of perpetual emergencies.
Impacts www.politico.com Trump wields California power woes to attack Biden The president gets a convenient target in his feud against the deep blue state.
Solutions slate.com California’s blackouts show that the transition to renewable energy isn’t so simple Sometimes the features of a wind-and-solar system turn out to be bugs.
Resilience No, renewables did not cause California's blackouts California’s grid operator says more clean power is what’s necessary to stop the grid from reaching capacity in the future.
Impacts Dan Morain: Trump tweets while California burns Trump seems poised to make California his favorite cautionary tale about the dangers of Democratic governance.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Poor planning left California short of electricity in a heat wave Scores of power plants were down or operating below their capacity just as hot weather drove up demand.
Politics www.eenews.net Calif. blackouts: A 'wake-up call' for clean energy? California's blackouts amid scorching heat last weekend were slammed by both President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). What do they reveal about the vulnerability of the grid as the electricity mix changes?
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