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Are Texas Blackouts Just The Beginning? 🔌⚡️
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September 5, 2023
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0:43Now PlayingEnergy pulses through Texas' veins. But what happens when that pulse falters? Expert Emmet Penney, host of the Nuclear Barbarians podcast and Editor-in-Chief of Grid Brief, unravels the story behind ERCOT's role in the Texas energy grid and the chilling winter blackouts of 2021 that left many Texans in the dark and cold. In an era of extreme weather, could it happen again in 2023? How should one prepare? What can be done to strengthen the American energy grid? Find out in this new interview clip headed into Fall and Winter of 2023.
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In the full episode of "Moment of Truth," Nick and Saurabh sit down with Emmet Penney, Editor-in-Chief of Grid Brief and Host of the Nuclear Barbarians podcast, to discuss the state of the United States Electric Grid, the various energy sources it depends on, difficulties in load balancing with renewable sources like wind and solar, why nuclear energy is much safer and more reliable than people think, and why time is running out to strengthen the Grid and prevent blackouts. Emmet Penney is an energy writer and historian. He is the editor-in-chief of Grid Brief, a daily energy newsletter subscribed to by thousands.
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