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27.01.26 - 16:39
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The Grid Will Hold - Maybe - But The Bill Will Rise (ZeroHedge)
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The Grid Will Hold - Maybe - But The Bill Will Rise
Authored by Terry L. Headley via RealClearEnergy,
Americans are about to pay a lot more for electricity anyway — not because the grid fails, but because of how we now power it.
As another deep winter cold snap presses across much of the eastern United States, grid operators are doing what they always do in these moments: watching reserve margins, issuing conservation guidance, leaning on dispatchable generation, and quietly hoping nothing large trips offline at the wrong hour.
If history is a guide, the system will muddle through. It usually does. But survival isn't the same thing as success. And it's certainly not the same thing as affordability.
Even if there is no blackout, no emergency load shedding, and no headline-grabbing crisis, this weather event will still deliver a financial shock — one that will show up first in gas markets, then in wholesale power prices, and finally, months later, in the electric bills of households and bu...
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27.01.26 - 12:24
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"Communism Is A Sh*tty Deal": Cuba′s Power Grid Descends Further Into Blackout Nightmare (ZeroHedge)
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"Communism Is A Sh*tty Deal": Cuba's Power Grid Descends Further Into Blackout Nightmare
Cuba is facing a severe and worsening energy crisis driven by a tightening U.S. blockade, part of President Trump's gunboat diplomacy across the Caribbean region, as reported Sunday, with conditions now deteriorating further as the island's power grid appears to be imploding under strain, resulting in blackouts lasting up to 20 hours per day.
"Cuba's electrical system has completely collapsed in Havana after more than 20 hours of blackouts," Venezuelan-born political commentator Eduardo Menoni wrote on X.
Menoni said this widespread blackout for most of the day could last for weeks, as there is no known timeframe for when the grid will be fixed.
He added, "Cuba's electrical system has completely collapsed in Havana after. Communism is A SHITTY DEAL."
???| URGENTE: El Sistema eléctrico de Cuba, colapsó por completo en La Habana tras más de 20 horas de apago...
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27.01.26 - 07:54
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First of its kind ′high-density′ hydro system begins generating electricity in Devon (The Guardian)
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Project employs technology that can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopesA hillside “battery” outside Plymouth in Devon has begun generating electricity using a first of a kind hydropower system embedded underground.The pioneering technology means one of the oldest forms of energy storage, hydropower, can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes rather than the steep dam walls and mountains that are usually required. Continue reading......
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27.01.26 - 04:18
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"Sleep Tight, America. We Got This": NatGas And Coal Power Plants Prevented Grid Collapse During Historic Winter Blast (ZeroHedge)
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"Sleep Tight, America. We Got This": NatGas And Coal Power Plants Prevented Grid Collapse During Historic Winter Blast
Submitted by Criterion Research President James Bevan,
Winter Storm Fern's Arctic blast from January 21-26 provided clear data on generation dispatch patterns during extreme cold weather events. The storm stressed multiple U.S. power grids, such as PJM and ERCOT and demonstrated the operational characteristics of different generation types under peak winter demand conditions.
As the cold rolled in - Criterion's pipeline data showed huge increases in deliveries to gas-fired power plants. That included dozens of active plants hitting all-time highs, along with a huge amount of peaking capacity firing online to help keep the grid stable.
We analyzed the top 20 interstate gas power meters by net change versus seven days ago to see what meter stations ramped up the most over that time.
Thirteen of the top 20 meters had zero or near-zero baselines 7 days ago, indi...
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26.01.26 - 22:18
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Weight of mfg & electricity set to rise in new IIP series, mining to fall (Times of India)
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The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is set for a significant overhaul with a new base year of 2022-23 and a shift to a chain-based series. This update will increase the weight of electricity and manufacturing sectors while decreasing mining's share, reflecting evolving production patterns. The new methodology aims to better capture dynamic economic changes....
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26.01.26 - 17:36
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Sinkende Strom- und Gaspreise 2026? Ein Lehrstück über Pressemitteilungen und investigativen Journalismus (Boersentreff)
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Zum Jahresende 2025 haben unsere Qualitäts-Leitmedien wie unter anderen "Die Zeit" erfreuliche Schlagzeilen verbreitet: "Bundesnetzagentur rechnet 2026 mit stabilen Strompreisen (Die Zeit, 27.12.25): Im kommenden Jahr könnten die Strompreise in Deutschland stabil bleiben oder sogar sinken, sagt Behördenchef Klaus Müller. Die Gasversorgung sei trotz Kälte gesichert.." Der europäische Gaspreis-Future TTF hat sich innerhalb von einem Monat von etwa 28 EUR/MWh auf derzeit 40 EUR/MWh erhöht. Ein kalter Winter und weniger als üblich gefüllte Gasspeicher trugen dazu bei. Derzeit sind die deutschen Gasspeicher im Durchschnitt noch zu 38% gefüllt, an kalten Tagen lässt sich anhand der Bundenetzagentur-Daten feststellen, dass der Speicherstand um 1% sinkt. Auch in den USA steigen die Gaspreise wegen extremer Kaltwetterprognosen. Damit verbunden ist sicherlich auch ein steigender Gasverbrauch in den USA und eine möglicherweise eingeschränkte Förderung, wobei 25% der europäischen LNG-Gasimporte aus den USA kommt. Die europäischen Gaspreise bleiben insbesondere bei einem weiterhin strengen Winter gut unterstützt! Zurück zum Strompreis: Dr. Christoph Canne hat für Apollo-News die angeblichen Erfolgsmeldungen von stabilen deutschen Strompreisen analysiert: "Die Netzentgelte steigen im Szenario der von der Ampelregierung gesetzten energiewirtschaftlichen Planung von heute rund 11 auf etwa 25 Cent pro kWh im Jahr 2035. Der Haushaltsstrompreis klettert dadurch – preisindiziert – auf etwa 50 Cent. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellt sich die Frage, wie es sein kann, dass die Strompreise in diesem Jahr angeblich nicht steigen, sondern sogar fallen sollen. Die Antwort ist einfach – und ernüchternd: durch massive Subventionen. Die Kosten werden lediglich verschoben – von der Stromrechnung auf die Steuerrechnung." Ein Hoch auf den investigativen Journalismus, Pressemitteilungen abschreiben kann jeder! https://apollo-news.net/wie-strommrchen-entstehen-die-groe-lge-vom-billigen-strom-und-die-30-milliarden-euro-wahrheit/
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