Why didn’t transmission congestion affect new gas plants like wind solar batteries (Many utilities have pointed to these trends in justifying why they plan to build new gas plants instead of solar, wind, and batteries.)?
Any new load from AI should be required to be met with renewable build out and a *requirement* that build out not be fossil fuel based. It's 2024. AI, bitcoin, all these high-energy intensive industries need to be responsible in their energy load.
Why didn’t transmission congestion affect new gas plants like wind solar batteries (Many utilities have pointed to these trends in justifying why they plan to build new gas plants instead of solar, wind, and batteries.)?
Any new load from AI should be required to be met with renewable build out and a *requirement* that build out not be fossil fuel based. It's 2024. AI, bitcoin, all these high-energy intensive industries need to be responsible in their energy load.
Utilities make a guaranteed rate of return on new gas plants; they don't generally earn money running efficiency or demand response programs.
Should reconducting be included in the undergrounding PG&E is doing because of Kincaid and Dixie?