New York --- What's keeping the lights on --- Grid Brief March 27

 What’s Keeping the Lights On?

March 27 , 2024

 

(Here is a graph – courtesy of Grid Brief -- showing the electric generation power source mix for New York State from Mar 19 through Mar 26 )

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Natural gas, hydro, and nuclear kept the Empire State running.  That holds true for week after week after week.

Hydro performed well last week. Nuclear was steady as always. Both of these sources are CO2 free, of course.

Wind contributed something on Thursday and Friday of last week, with another little bump late Monday.

Solar (yellow line) – essentially nothing.

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