From the Associated Press: electric companies in the southeast USA are growing concerned over possible summer droughts. Nuclear power plants require tremendous amounts of water for cooling. Reservoirs, rivers and lake levels in some areas may fall below the intake pipes. If that happens, nuclear plant operators have no choice but to shut down their facilities and pray for rain.
Electricity produced for the grid cannot be stored on a massive scale. It’s consumed within a second of production.
Tags: electricity, environment, power, reliability, USA
