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Recent Examples of brownout
Additionally, the looming threat of higher electricity rates and potential brownouts and blackouts could worsen challenges for vulnerable communities.
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Gary Baxter, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2024
But without an additional 10 gigawatts of dispatchable power, which might need to come partially from natural gas, the state could continue to suffer devastating brownouts.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Translation: The rush to eliminate fossil fuels from the electric power mix could potentially expose America to large-scale brownouts or blackouts.
—William F. Shughart Ii, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
The Department of Energy is helping states to modernize their electric grids, which could allow more Americans to keep their air conditioners running without triggering brownouts.
—Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
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Gary Baxter, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2024
But without an additional 10 gigawatts of dispatchable power, which might need to come partially from natural gas, the state could continue to suffer devastating brownouts.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Translation: The rush to eliminate fossil fuels from the electric power mix could potentially expose America to large-scale brownouts or blackouts.
—William F. Shughart Ii, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
The Department of Energy is helping states to modernize their electric grids, which could allow more Americans to keep their air conditioners running without triggering brownouts.
—Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
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“Brownout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownout. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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