US Warns of Blackouts in Potential Precursor to Help Coal (3)

Blackouts in the US could skyrocket by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report seen as a precursor to a broader intervention to help keep coal-fired power plants from closing early.

The Energy Department report blames the expected shortfall on the closures of coal and natural gas power plants and the over-reliance on renewable energy. The analysis, which comes in response to an executive order from the White House on strengthening grid reliability and security, provides a methodology to identify areas vulnerable to outages to allow for “Federal reliability ...