Circle of Blue
JUNE 7, 2022
In France, May was unusually warm, and that could limit operations at some of its nuclear power facilities. Most inland facilities cool their power-generating equipment with river water. In recent years, several heat waves in France have affected nuclear power generation, forcing plants to cut back or shut down.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 30, 2023
More sun, wind and water means more power from the three largest sources of renewable electricity in the country. Between heating and cooling seasons Headlines about renewable energy records also highlight how much of electricity demand renewables are meeting at a given time.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 31, 2022
It issued five Flex Alerts in 2020, eight in 2021, but there’s only been one so far this year. This summer, Newsom managed to get a sweeping energy budget bill passed that gives a state agency the authority to buy electricity from existing fossil fuel power plants and build new emergency or temporary power plants as well.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2023
There were two rotating outages during a heatwave in August 2020, a close call when a wildfire knocked out a critical transmission line in July 2021, and the state just barely squeaked by in September 2022 when a historic heatwave led to record-high electricity demand. The list goes on, but you get the point.
Physics World
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Mention “nuclear power” and attention almost immediately turns to safety. Despite huge advances in nuclear technology in recent decades, everyone still thinks about the accidents that occurred at older reactors like Chernobyl , Three Mile Island or Fukushima. Dozens of countries don’t even have – or don’t want – nuclear power.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 30, 2024
This is due in no small part to the “ nuclear bros ”: an active and seemingly tireless group of nuclear power advocates who dominate social media discussions on energy by promoting SMRs and other “advanced” nuclear technologies as the only real solution for the climate crisis.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 14, 2023
Our country continues to experience an increase in significant weather events- the 2014 Polar Vortex, successive hurricanes, fires, and Winter Storm Uri in 2021, which brought down Texas' grid,” said Chairman Dutrieuille. Natural Gas Is An Intermittent Generator Rep.
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