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The United States' largest power grid operator sure doesn't understand the influence it wields [1]
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Date: 2022-09-06
During her presentation on behalf of MISO before the Missouri Public Service Commission, Vice President Melissa Seymour claimed the ISO is “going to need some type of gas asset in the footprint that we can rely on” in order to fill a potential gap led by coal-fired power facilities shuttering. Seymour has spoken before about grid reliability and has pushed for more interconnectedness of grids in order to meet that goal. Missing from those discussions are meaningful solutions to increase reliability through the use of renewables. It’s a myth that wind and solar can’t get us there, as Yale Environment 360 notes:
Based on this metric, Germany—where renewables supply nearly half of the country’s electricity—boasts a grid that is one of the most reliable in Europe and the world. In 2020, SAIDI was just 0.25 hours in Germany. Only Liechtenstein (0.08 hours), and Finland and Switzerland (0.2 hours), did better in Europe, where 2020 electricity generation was 38 percent renewable (ahead of the world’s 29 percent).
Prior MISO research indicates that on top existing power generation, its entire system will need 230 GW to account for an overall shortfall. MISO believes Missouri may be the zone most impacted by shortfalls. While allowing gas to cover the gap created by shuttering coal plants harms the environment, it’s still a much better option than keeping those plants open—which may end up happening due to a law signed by Gov. Mike Parson in June that could allow energy companies to continue operating coal-fired plants with the justification being that those plants help with grid reliability.
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