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03-07-2022, 11:30 PM
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news...one-2022-7
This potential 'black swan' for US oil prices is being overlooked, a trader says - unreliable electricity grids
Failing US power grids could be the next vulnerability in the supply chain for oil, energy trader Brynne Kelly says.
Most of western and central US is at high risk of electricity shortfalls or disruption this summer, research has found.
Problems with power grids are a potential catalyst for chaos in energy markets that are underappreciated, Kelly says.
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Concerns are mounting about US power grids ability to cope with peak summer demand, as the clean energy shift moves forward without necessarily having the technology in place to keep them resilient.
In a recent assessment of the US electricity grid's reliability, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. warned about capacity shortfalls and high risk of energy emergencies due to heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, among other factors.
This potential 'black swan' for US oil prices is being overlooked, a trader says - unreliable electricity grids
Failing US power grids could be the next vulnerability in the supply chain for oil, energy trader Brynne Kelly says.
Most of western and central US is at high risk of electricity shortfalls or disruption this summer, research has found.
Problems with power grids are a potential catalyst for chaos in energy markets that are underappreciated, Kelly says.
.....
Concerns are mounting about US power grids ability to cope with peak summer demand, as the clean energy shift moves forward without necessarily having the technology in place to keep them resilient.
In a recent assessment of the US electricity grid's reliability, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. warned about capacity shortfalls and high risk of energy emergencies due to heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, among other factors.
