New England expected to have enough electricity to meet winter demand
New England is expected to have enough electricity for the winter.ISO New England, the region’s electric grid operator, said the main source of electricity is natural gas. The rest comes from a mix of nuclear, renewable energy, hydro, oil and coal. To prepare for the season, the organization uses numerous forecasts to project winter weather conditions, the expected demand for electricity and the supply available to meet that demand.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play << Through the winter, they publish 21-day forecasts to identify potential challenges to the energy supply and adjust maintenance and energy reserves as needed. During extreme cold weather conditions, officials predict that demand will peak at about 21,000 MW, about 10,000 MW less than the total amount available.The Merrimack Station is no longer operating its coal units, but ISO New England said it doesn’t include any resources from that plant in its calculations. The grid operator said that since the 2000s, the mix of coal in the region’s generation has dropped from about 20% to less than 1%.>> Subscribe to WMUR’s YouTube channel <<
New England is expected to have enough electricity for the winter.
ISO New England, the region’s electric grid operator, said the main source of electricity is natural gas. The rest comes from a mix of nuclear, renewable energy, hydro, oil and coal.
To prepare for the season, the organization uses numerous forecasts to project winter weather conditions, the expected demand for electricity and the supply available to meet that demand.
>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<
Through the winter, they publish 21-day forecasts to identify potential challenges to the energy supply and adjust maintenance and energy reserves as needed.
During extreme cold weather conditions, officials predict that demand will peak at about 21,000 MW, about 10,000 MW less than the total amount available.
The Merrimack Station is no longer operating its coal units, but ISO New England said it doesn’t include any resources from that plant in its calculations. The grid operator said that since the 2000s, the mix of coal in the region’s generation has dropped from about 20% to less than 1%.