It’s Getting Hot In Here. I’ve written about it the heat for what seems like months at this point. I’ve also been living in it as have many of you. Look at the headlines from today, Miami, Arizona and Texas all making the news because of the consistent heat. Step into the ocean near where I live and you find the water to be in the high 90s, bringing too much reality to the saying that the ocean is like a hot tub. I can only imagine what my utility is seeing on the demand side, 40 straight days over 100 degree heat index and reduced cooling efficiencies at the power plants.
But What To Do. The problem is that we’re not going to solve this years grid problem by next year at the rate that we’re going. Building a solar farm or storage project means at least a year in good times and likely a late 2024 or 2025 endeavor at this point given where the interconnection queue is.
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- Utility Dive: US utility-scale solar outlook improves on easing supply chain limits: Morgan Stanley
- Bloomberg: EU Lawmakers Ease Concerns on Power Market Intervention
- Axios: U.S.-China climate talks are back on track — with obstacles
- Canary MEdia: Big companies seek new paths to deep grid decarbonization
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada leads nation in solar industry jobs, report says
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Best, Yann