- How the Western drought is pushing the power grid to the brink. It takes a lot of water to make power. From spinning turbines to hydraulic fracturing to refining fuel, the flow of water is critical to the flow of electrons and heat. The large majority is used to cool thermal power plants. https://www.vox.com/23292669/drought-2022-power-energy-grid-lake-mead-climate-heat-hoover-dam 52 comments energy
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- Renewables are growing on the Texas power grid. Republicans want more natural gas. - Vox https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23577512/texas-clean-energy-wind-solar-natural-gas-ercot-blackout 127 comments
- Consumer decisions prevented blackouts. How else can individuals combat climate change? - Vox https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23340991/power-demand-response-blackout-consumer-climate-change-california-texas-cop27 1 comment
- The Colorado River drought across Lake Mead and Lake Powell, as seen in NASA satellite images - Vox https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23308281/colorado-river-western-drought-satellite-hoover-dam-mead-powell 0 comments
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- Why the Texas power grid is vulnerable to blackouts during winter storms and heat waves - Vox https://www.vox.com/recode/23144696/texas-grid-energy-market-blackouts-heatwave-winter-storm 54 comments
- Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy. | MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/01/1048726/droughts-are-cutting-into-californias-hydropower-heres-what-that-means-for-clean-energy/ 9 comments
- American west faces water and power shortages due to climate crisis: UN environment agency | UN News https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1123782 2 comments
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