Getting The National Grid Ready

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/as...utility-resilience-spending-regulator/576404/


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It's a somewhat long and technical article. I still found it worth glancing at.

The issues could be a basic resilience versus reliance.

Article has a good clarifying chart ending with "Grid Recovery".

Yes, much $$$ is involved.

 

In a stroke of raw genius, the biden puppeteers have slapped environmental regulations onto power-grid investments. Want to fix the grid? "Too bad, so sad."

"Biden DOE Slaps Energy Efficiency Regulations On Key Power Grid Components"

https://www.zerohedge.com/political...iciency-regulations-key-power-grid-components

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The Biden administration has finalized energy efficiency regulations for distribution transformers, a key component of managing the flow of electricity between power stations and consumers.

In a Thursday morning announcement, the Department of Energy said that the regulations would help accelerate the green agenda as part of the administration's "commitment to tackling the climate crisis" (and causing more inflation).

The agency suggested that the move would save utilities and businesses over $824 million per year in electricity costs (once they come out of pocket for the 'necessary' upgrades).

The new standards are a scaled-down version of regulations first proposed by the DOE in January 2023, under which 95% of distribution transformers would have been required to be made with amorphous alloy, and manufacturers would have three years to comply.

The original proposal has been widely criticized by power providers and utility companies which said it's unrealistic, leading to bipartisan legislation introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) which would require the DOE to preserve market opportunities for transformer manufacturers.

Brown said that GOES accounts for more than 95% of the domestic distribution transformer market, while amorphous steel relies on foreign materials, while there's just one small producer in the US. Therefore, per Brown, rapidly ramping up reliance on amorphous steel could create a vulnerability in the US power grid.

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