"Grid experts say DOE’s new forecast of major blackout risks by 2030 misuses data to justify the Trump administration’s push to force dirty plants to stay open."
"The Trump administration has made clear it intends to use the authority of the federal government to prevent fossil-fueled power plants from closing, despite their environmental and economic costs.
Last week, the Department of Energy issued a report that energy analysts agree is designed to push that agenda — and which experts say relies on dubious math to reach its conclusions.
The report came with an eye-catching topline finding: Absent “radical change,” power outages could increase a hundredfold across the country by 2030. It claims blackout risks will rise due to exponential growth in power demand from AI data centers and due to the closure of fossil-fueled plants that aren’t replaced by “firm” resources. Solar, wind, and batteries make up the vast majority of new power being added to the grid, and the report does not consider any combination of them to be firm."
Jeff St. John reports for Canary Media July 14, 2025.
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