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Every area of the U.S. could be in danger of experiencing power outages this summer amid a push to convert to renewable energy sources while taking traditional sources of power offline. "I think the entire country is incredibly vulnerable, because the entire country is facing a huge energy shortage and I don’t think there is any place that is truly safe," Daniel Turner, founder and executive director at Power the Future, told Fox News. At issue are blackouts that could become widespread across the country this summer as grid operators struggle to meet the increased demand, a problem that has...

Millions of Americans across the Midwest, Southwest and West are expected to face blackouts throughout the summer months, an industry analysis concluded. A variety of factors, including drought conditions and low wind conditions, are expected to put Americans in roughly 28 states at risk of experiencing blackouts this summer, according to a report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), a U.S. regulatory authority, published Wednesday. The region managed by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) across 15 Midwest states is at the highest risk of “energy emergencies” during the summer due to capacity shortfalls, the analysis showed.

As George Bush continues to make multiple, largely PR driven trips in and out of the Gulf coast in a fuel guzzling Air Force 1 and choppers and ground vehicles specially flown to the area for his comfort and safety, I’d like to launch a little informal survey. As I write this, I’m watching a bevy of gummint bureaucrats parade across C-SPAN urging those of us living out here in “flyover country” to conserve energy. As if $3.00+ a gallon gasoline and a 50%+ spike in natural gas prices weren’t sufficient motivation. These bureaucrats have – so far – stopped...

The Only Thing We’re Short of Is Time by Rabbi Daniel Lapin President, Toward Tradition With five single daughters, each more beautiful, brilliant, and gracious than the next, I am naturally interested in the topic of “meeting & mating.” Perusing various match-making websites the other day, I was baffled by how many women, who, as part of their “sell” proclaimed their political affiliation. Frankly, who cares? And didn’t their mothers ever tell them not to talk about religion, sex, or politics? What is more, almost to a woman, they all declared themselves to be “left wing liberal.” Now, why on...

Even though it's Ferrari red, zooms from zero to 60 in four seconds, and has a sensuous black leather dash with the same Motech data display found in Grand Prix race cars, this is not your typical little red sports car. At stoplights, adjacent drivers often ask Rick Woodbury for a card and where they can buy his car. For starters, it's smaller. Or rather, smallest. At 39 inches wide and 8 feet 5 inches long, it's skinnier than some motorcycles and shorter than many a living-room couch. It runs on batteries, not gas. And, if the thing ever makes...

Other Comments: The CAISO is declaring Restricted Maintenance Operations for the period 0700- 2200 today due to high loads and temperatures across the ISO control area. Yesterday/Weekend/Holiday Notable Events: At 1642 PST yesterday the CAISO requested SCE to shed 300 MW of interruptible load and 175 MW of pumping load due to the South of Lugo local area loading problem. Due to fires burning in the Southern California area, several 230-kV and 500-kV lines relayed during the 1453-1851 PST time frame which created the limitation overload. The CAISO declared a transmission emergency from 1959 through 2359 yesterday due to the...

Restricted Maintenance Operations [200401436] The ISO is anticipating high loads and temperatures across the ISO Control Area. The California ISO is declaring Restricted Maintenance Operations for the period from 07/20/2004 07:00 through 07/20/2004 22:00. Restricted maintenance operations, as detailed in ISO Operating Procedure E-509, will be in effect. Market participants are cautioned to avoid actions, which may unnecessarily jeopardize generator availability. This message is from Market Operations at the California ISO.

<p>WASHINGTON -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein has raised the prospects of another electricity shortage as early as this summer in a letter asking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to embrace immediate measures to control prices and speed construction of new generating plants.</p> <p>Among her proposals is that consumer prices charged by the state's three investor-owned utilities, including Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison, be based on their costs rather than the less flexible three-year rate schedule process now used by the California Public Utility Commission.</p>

PARIS - France's power company asked people to use less electricity Tuesday as some plants were forced to cut output during a Europe-wide heat wave that has fanned wildfires and killed dozens of people. One French medical expert said at least 100 Parisians have died of heat-related illnesses — a claim that if proven would quadruple the number of deaths blamed on the heat wave. With river temperatures hitting record highs, some plants that use water in production are cutting back, and six have stopped altogether. Plants are constrained by regulations limiting the amount of hot water they can discharge...

The ISO is anticipating high loads and temperatures across the ISO Control Area. The California ISO is declaring Restricted Maintenance Operations for the period from 07/09/2002 06:00 through 07/09/2002 22:00. Restricted maintenance operations, as detailed in ISO Operating Procedure E-509, will be in effect. Market participants are cautioned to avoid actions, which may unnecessarily jeopardize generator availability. This message is from Market Operations at the California ISO. Notice issued at: 07/08/2002 16:40