US Energy Department Warns of Increased Blackout Risks Amid Power Plant Closures
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The DOE warns that shutting down fossil fuel power plants could increase the risk of blackouts by up to 100 times by 2030, as renewables are seen as less reliable for baseload power, prompting political debates over energy policy and grid stability.
- DOE warns of power outages if fossil plants shut down Axios
- Department of Energy Releases Report on Evaluating U.S. Grid Reliability and Security Department of Energy (.gov)
- Lack of new US power capacity could double blackouts by 2030, says Energy Department Reuters
- US Warns of Blackouts in Precursor to Help Coal Bloomberg.com
- Trump's Energy Department warns Americans could face 800 hours of blackouts by 2030 Fox Business
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