I've been watching NYSIO; not only has NY's grid gone to the wall a few times, oil and coal came back in to the picture. I wonder if the City of Jamestown BPU revived a coal boiler? AES Greenedge in Dryden had one nicely mothballed as well; wonder if it was re-lit? Price per MW/hr above $700 ought to make the Citizens howl when the electric bill arrives next month.
Wind and solar never got above 8% total load demand. NY is headed for some tough choices.
I look forward to your analysis. Your observations bring to mind the statement made by Apollo 13 astornaut Jack Swigert on April 13, 1970, "Houston, we've had a problem."
California has the greatest amount of battery storage and solar of any state.
16,531 MW batteries on 06/01/26 As of 06/11/26, 23,000 MW Solar 12,332 MW Wind.
In Californians for Green Nuclear Power's (CGNP's) physics and engineering-based analysis, inverter-based resource (IBR) generation is "junk power" because IBRs fail to contribute meaningful amounts of synchronous grid inertia (SGI,) an essential grid reliability service. Generators which contribute large amounts of SGI are like giant flywheels like Diablo Canyon Power Plant. See the June 11, 2026 GreenNUKE article, "Why is Grid Inertia Still Important:" https://greennuke.substack.com/p/why-is-grid-inertia-still-important
This seems to be an example of the power of aggressive lobbying paired with ideological bias. The reality is that physical laws will not be repealed by any legislative action. As the April 28, 2025 mid-day Iberian Peninsula illustrates, the consequences of ignoring physical laws are deadly and expensive. CGNP has learned that Spain is now burning much more natural gas to insure adequate SGI at all times. The reason for using natural gas instead of nuclear is the Spanish PSOE government has decreed that nuclear power is supposed to be completely shut down by 2035 as Spain emulates Germany and the U.K., among other left-leaning Western governments. Per the U.S. EIA, the fuel cost for nuclear power is stable at about 1/4 the cost of natural gas or coal on a BTU basis.
Last year there was more generating capacity in the US than ever before but
Grid Brief reported that total generation was marginally down. This signals that wind and solar are driving out coal and the grids are approaching the wind drought trap when there is nothing there on windless nights.
I was observing the renewable generation as part of the mix. As usual during a heat dome, wind took the day off and went to the beach. Solar showed up but always goes home early to beat the commute. What often gets overlooked is everything gets derated during hot weather including solar. Hydro might be the singular exception.
I've been watching NYSIO; not only has NY's grid gone to the wall a few times, oil and coal came back in to the picture. I wonder if the City of Jamestown BPU revived a coal boiler? AES Greenedge in Dryden had one nicely mothballed as well; wonder if it was re-lit? Price per MW/hr above $700 ought to make the Citizens howl when the electric bill arrives next month.
Wind and solar never got above 8% total load demand. NY is headed for some tough choices.
I look forward to your analysis. Your observations bring to mind the statement made by Apollo 13 astornaut Jack Swigert on April 13, 1970, "Houston, we've had a problem."
California has the greatest amount of battery storage and solar of any state.
Per CAISO, https://www.caiso.com/documents/key-statistics-may-2026.pdf
16,531 MW batteries on 06/01/26 As of 06/11/26, 23,000 MW Solar 12,332 MW Wind.
In Californians for Green Nuclear Power's (CGNP's) physics and engineering-based analysis, inverter-based resource (IBR) generation is "junk power" because IBRs fail to contribute meaningful amounts of synchronous grid inertia (SGI,) an essential grid reliability service. Generators which contribute large amounts of SGI are like giant flywheels like Diablo Canyon Power Plant. See the June 11, 2026 GreenNUKE article, "Why is Grid Inertia Still Important:" https://greennuke.substack.com/p/why-is-grid-inertia-still-important
This seems to be an example of the power of aggressive lobbying paired with ideological bias. The reality is that physical laws will not be repealed by any legislative action. As the April 28, 2025 mid-day Iberian Peninsula illustrates, the consequences of ignoring physical laws are deadly and expensive. CGNP has learned that Spain is now burning much more natural gas to insure adequate SGI at all times. The reason for using natural gas instead of nuclear is the Spanish PSOE government has decreed that nuclear power is supposed to be completely shut down by 2035 as Spain emulates Germany and the U.K., among other left-leaning Western governments. Per the U.S. EIA, the fuel cost for nuclear power is stable at about 1/4 the cost of natural gas or coal on a BTU basis.
Kilovar has a great series on grid stabilization, worth reading if you haven't yet: https://kilovar1959.substack.com/p/where-it-started-the-men-who-held
Last year there was more generating capacity in the US than ever before but
Grid Brief reported that total generation was marginally down. This signals that wind and solar are driving out coal and the grids are approaching the wind drought trap when there is nothing there on windless nights.
https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/defusing-the-wind-drought-trap
EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT WIND AND SOLAR CAPACITY AIN’T REAL CAPACITY!
https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/wind-and-solar-aint-capacity
As for batteries, see Bill Gates😊 https://youtu.be/VjgDvG13Hgs
On top of all that, wind and solar don’t generate enough energy to reproduce themselves so they are parasites and a net drain on the energy economy at large. 😊https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/wind-and-solar-are-parasites-on-the
DEMAND INQUIRIES INTO THE FAILURE OF DUE DILIGENCE https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/criminal-failure-of-due-diligence
AND STOP THE ANTI-SCIENTIFIC ALARM ABOUT WARMING AND PLANT FOOD. https://rafechampion.substack.com/p/enough-of-the-decarbonisation-cult
The Net Zero program is essentially a war on plant food.
READ A BOOK OR TWO AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT IT!
https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=Rafe+Champion&i=stripbooks&crid=GZ66NWUYZ193&sprefix=rafe+champion%2Cstripbooks%2C262&ref=nb_sb_noss
I was observing the renewable generation as part of the mix. As usual during a heat dome, wind took the day off and went to the beach. Solar showed up but always goes home early to beat the commute. What often gets overlooked is everything gets derated during hot weather including solar. Hydro might be the singular exception.