(From msn.com) :" More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada, home to around 180 million people, could fall short of electricity during extreme cold again this winter
due to lacking natural gas infrastructure, the North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) said on Wednesday."
"In its 2023-24 winter outlook, the regulatory authority warned that prolonged, wide-area cold snaps threaten the reliability of bulk power generation
and availability of fuel supplies for natural gas-fired generation.
“Recent extreme cold weather events have shown that energy delivery disruptions can have devastating consequences
for electric and gas consumers in impacted areas,” NERC said."
(My Opinion) : The electric grid is at risk to all above ground catastrophes; not so the natural gas home heating plants, however electric fans are used to circulate ambient air flow
The Biden plan to cast a "War on Petroleum" products (natural gas, gasoline, diesel) has been shown to be remarkably short sighted and unreliable,
especially since we already have a known high reliance on petroleum for home heating and transportation, not to mention of other products like fibers, paints, plastics, etc., etc.
My suggestion, find a relative or a neighbor who heats with wood, and befriend them , ..or get your own wood burner stove for back-up.
Furthermore, when you add up the additional strain on the electric grid by electric vehicles and the need for transportation,
you will see how unreliable and vulnerable this forced electric economy truly is.
P.S. : Biden doesn't live in an all-electric house ..
Stock up on ceramic pots, bricks, cookie sheets and tea candles.
You’ll thank me, later 😉
Humble brag: Georgia has plenty of generation and distribution in place.
And we have a shiny new nuke plant just coming on line.
We’re good here 😉
And at the house we have both solar and ICE generator capacity. I believe in preparing for ‘contingencies.’
I would add to that list, look into various gasifier designs at driveonwood.com
Even if you don’t build one now, being familiar with them will give you a leg up if petroleum fuels become unavailable. They can be used to run generators and tractors, not just cars. And they will often work with fuels other than wood, such as corn cobs.