Worsening Western drought forces states to shore up power grids
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"To reduce energy demand in really predictable, reliable ways, and so reliably that it allows grid managers to dispatch us, to dispatch connections to our customers, instead of turning on a power plant."What they’re saying: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, whose city is home to OhmConnect’s HQ, hopes the initiative will prevent pollution from the peaker plants — that is, natural gas-fired power dispatched during periods of high demand.The big picture: It’s not just California that’s mired in drought and facing an imminent severe wildfire season, with heat waves and an unusually strained grid.
As said here by Andrew Freedman