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Graph: Electricity Demand Surges in New England Amid Heat Wave

June 26, 2024 admin Connecticut, extreme heat, extreme heat waves, Extreme weather, heat waves, Illinois, maine, Massachusetts, New England, new hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Uncategorized, vermont

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:19:28 +0000

Electricity demand in New England surged this week as high temperatures persisted through much of the United States. Demand in the electric grid territory of New England’s Independent System Operator (ISO-NE) peaked at 23,324 megawatts (MW) during the evening of June 20, approaching last year’s peak hourly demand in this … [continued]

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Some U.S. Regions at Risk of Energy Shortfalls in Extreme Summer Conditions

June 24, 2024 admin climate change, energy security, extreme heat, Extreme weather, heat waves

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:28:40 +0000

Parts of the United States could be at risk for electricity supply shortages if electricity demand peaks are higher than anticipated or if less electricity is generated than expected, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2024 Summer Reliability Assessment. Under normal summer demand conditions, NERC expects the continental … [continued]

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4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

January 29, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, climate change, extreme heat, global heating, global weirding

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:00:16 +0000

Last year shattered global heat records. The world witnessed the effects of rising temperatures in the form of devastating wildfires, … [continued]

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ERCOT Issues First Level 2 Emergency Alert Since Winter Storm Uri

September 6, 2023 admin emergency alert, energy security, ercot, extreme heat, full coverage, Gas, Markets, news, Power Demand, puct, Solar, summer, texas

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 03:35:19 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Sept. 6 issued an Energy Emergency Alert 2 (EEA 2) after grid conditions quickly deteriorated around sunset (7:30 p.m.) as demand soared […]

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Cities Are Tapping Residents to Study Climate Change Impacts

September 18, 2022 admin cities, city university of new york (cuny), climate change, extreme heat, global weirding, Harlem, HEALTH, heatwaves, NYC, policy & politics, research, urban heat island effect, weact

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 22:51:15 +0000

By Sarah Amandolare an independent journalist covering science, health and travel. This article is co-published with Next City and made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. Nexus Media News is an editorially independent, nonprofit news service covering climate change. Follow us @NexusMediaNews.

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U.S. Schools Closing Due To Extreme Heat

September 1, 2022 admin California, california independent system operator (caiso), climate change, extreme heat, global weirding, heatwaves

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:27:59 +0000

Heat waves and drought are rocking the United States, and that has even led to some U.S. schools closing due to the extreme heat. This has happened on both the East Coast and the West Coast. Heat, Insufficient Cooling Disrupt Learning Nationwide Extreme heat across the country is disrupting education as high temperatures force schools […]

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How to Prevent Downtime as the Temperature Heats Up

August 24, 2022 admin distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, downtime, extreme heat, Extreme weather, Heat, nerc, sun

Credit to Author: Mike Ting| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:54:22 +0000

Climate change is continuing to drive temperatures to unprecedented levels. In just a single day in late June, the United States set or broke at least 21 high-temperature records. So, what do we do to cool down? We crank up the air conditioner. But with each surge in energy demand, our aging grid is being […]

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First Street US Extreme Heat Survey — Baby, It’s Hot Outside!

August 17, 2022 admin climate change, climate risks, extreme heat, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:50:16 +0000

First Street Foundation’s extreme heat survey predicts one-third of all Americans will be affected by extreme heat by 2053.

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New Map Tracks State Heat Protections for Workers

May 12, 2022 admin climate change, extreme heat, global weirding, occupational safety and health administration (osha), policy & politics, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 13:07:54 +0000

The scorching temperature forecast for this summer makes me nervous. The extra-hot conditions expected across the country, shown in the graphic below, will put many millions of workers at high risk of heat-related injury, illness, and even death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is prioritizing heat protections for workers, but it could take years for OSHA to finish […]

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Summer Heat Is Coming: Will New Policies Protect Workers?

April 19, 2022 admin Agriculture, climate change, climate science, extreme heat, extreme heat waves, Heat, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, US Congress

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 01:25:42 +0000

As I write this, it’s 83 degrees Fahrenheit in Washington, DC, and I can’t help but long for those years when I was a kid, when spring felt like spring and seasons were demarcated. Each year, summer-like temperatures arrive all too soon during spring, thanks to human-induced climate change. Research finds that even if we halt heat-trapping […]