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The power grid is failing quickly as government entities use it as a revenue giant




Yesterday, we covered why the government makes it so that people are unable to leave the power grid. This is not the case in all areas, but in some places, it is not an option. Imagine living in New York City or Jersey City and disconnecting. Most areas do not have a way to generate viable power. Here is the primary concern, the National Power Grid is failing, which means that people are going to see continued mass outages and rising taxes from trying to support outdated technology. This article is to show the problem, which needs all of us to find valid solutions.

Grid Failure

In 2003, there was an extreme failure of the power grid that affected people from multiple states and a Canadian province. That failure should have caused people to realize there was a problem, especially two nations were working toward a solution. By 2013, it was proven that this was not the case, though the information and possible solutions were not clear. It is now 2024 and there has been talk, but there is no solid solution to stop another possible massive failure. The Texas outage shows that the problems are still there, but there have been no real solutions introduced. Basically, the solutions that have been worked on are to make the grid bigger and add green energy.

Natural Disasters

The 2003 outage was caused by the power company not paying attention to how trees were around the power lines and this knocked out the power. The 2021 Texas outage was because of the weather, as Texas was not prepared to handle winter weather of that magnitude. Puerto Rico has instability because of constant hurricane hits, which has them barely able to recover before another hit. Hawaii just had massive fires tear apart one of the islands, with them also needing to deal with possible volcano eruptions. Mother nature can wipe away the grid and all we can do is rebuild.

Assault by an Enemy

The power grid could be taken out by terrorists who find the right locations to physically assault and blow up. Foreign governments with more resources have the ability to strike pretty much wherever they want, though the deeper into the nation, the military can react easier. Both of these issues are viable problems, especially with the fact we have a border being allowed to be a sieve. There is also the risk of a cyber-attack, which is very possible with how often hackers take out modern necessities, like Change Healthcare and the US Military Procurement System. Just a few months ago, the Australian government suffered an attack that compromised millions of secure documents.

Current Government Work

The Biden Administration has said that they are concerned, which means that the green industry and environmentalists have plans for the National Power Grid. The initiative that the Administration proposed was called the “Building a Better Grid” Initiative in 2022. In 2023, 18 months later, the GAO released a report that showed that the DOE was not helping make sure that there were enough parts to fix the grid in case of failure. In January of this year, the Administration awarded grants to develop technology that supposedly could help but needs to be investigated for how much money was donated to the Biden campaign. Basically, the current Administration has shown they can talk a lot (mostly incoherently), but not actually do anything.

Innovation Matters

There have been several energy industry people talking about the need for more innovation, especially as the technology in the grid is fairly old. One study says that unless $130 billion is invested into powerline maintenance and installation, the problems will grow dramatically. In other words, as the power grid stands, the failures will continue to occur and the experts say that billions are needed to fix the problems because they have been ignored for too long. New technology is necessary, as what is there is no longer able to handle the power requirements of the nation.

Green Technology

Several green technologies are being used as examples of solutions for the needed power plants to bring new power to strengthen the grid. They have no positives. Solar wipes out the local environment, changing it in a way that can permanently scar an area. Wind takes quite a bit of oil, to the extent that when they leak, it becomes an environmental disaster in that area. Green technology should not be used in utility sized power generation, as it is not able to handle it.

Look, there are few solutions in this article. The solutions for the problems of the power grid need to come from those people who understand them and have common sense. Making the grid bigger sounds expensive and not practical in any way. I would like to present valid solutions, but I am not an electrical engineer. I am sounding a warning and hope that people keep the ball rolling. The current Administration is over their heads on every matter, so the continued decline is not surprising. This has been happening for decades and people are seeing the effects all the time. More taxation with no fixes is idiotic.


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