Concerns about blackouts in the Midwest pit renewables against fossil fuels

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Concerns about blackouts in the Midwest pit renewables against fossil fuels
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The Midwest has an impending power problem, though experts don't agree on how big the problem is.

“We can’t bring on new resources quickly enough,” Goggin said. “The transmission barriers are the only real obstacle with bringing renewables and storage online.”

MISO said its focus is on ensuring the pace of fleet transformation aligns with the demand for power. To make that happen and update the grid system, MISO has Kerwin Olson, executive director of the consumer advocacy group Citizens Action Coalition, said he agrees that the uncertainties raised in the MISO and NERC reports shouldn’t be ignored. He also doesn’t want them to be overblown in a way that slows the transition to cleaner energy.

In fact, during the recent Winter Storm Elliott, which brought record-cold temperatures and blizzard conditions across much of the country just before Christmas,and the eastern power grid was stressed — just as the NERC report had warned.

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