we broke 90 GW for the first time, compared to 85ish last year. much of that has come from industry growth. in an ideal world there's a straightforward solution: ban industrialized crypto mining, and require miners, heavy manufacturers, and refiners using a certain amount of power to generate a majority of their base load in-house _and pay their full share of transmission infrastructure costs_ (transmission issues being a factor in the emergency alert that went out this past weds)
the article says wind and solar are "propping up" the grid but what i've observed is the sun stops shining and the wind stops blowing at exactly the worst times. hopefully companche peak doesn't have a unit shut down at the same time, as happened in 21
ercot have been doing a fine job with the hand the PUC dealt them, but my goodness is it scary to watch how often and drastically the frequency swings out of the clean range