"US Braces for Summer Blackouts: Regions at Elevated Risk"

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has warned that two-thirds of the US is at an "elevated risk" of blackouts this summer due to extreme weather events such as heatwaves. However, there are no "high risk" regions this year, unlike in 2022. The grids should be able to function under normal summer weather, but extreme weather events could cripple grids from the Pacific Northwest and Sun Belt to Texas. The increased deployment of wind, solar, and batteries has made a positive impact, but generator retirements continue to increase the risks associated with extreme summer temperatures.