“The weekend’s arctic blast has put much of the U.S. grid through a stress test and served as another alert about the growing risks to electric-power reliability. Americans can be grateful the Biden crowd didn’t succeed in forcing all coal plants to shut down.” – WSJ

In Episode 537 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses how renewables have gone dark in many of the areas impacted by Winter Storm Fern, how state policymaking invites unstable grids, the need for new pipelines in the Northeast, and why energy abundance policies will catch on in the states. Tune in to learn more!

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President Trump Endorses Consumer Regulated Electricity (CRE) Javier Blas Tweet on Five ISOs/RTOS

ISO New England Realtime Status

Coal Power in Winter Storm Fern

Liz Bowman Pipelines

ISO New England: Electrocute Everything

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