The winter of our grid’s discontent: Hardening the grid once and for all after Winter Storm Fern

Source: Niskanen Center
by Rachel Levine

“With much of the country still digging out from Winter Storm Fern, one thing is clear: Severe winter storms continue to stress-test the grid’s reliability, and the system is repeatedly falling short. Fern has made the case once again for expanded interregional transmission to provide the power system with much needed resilience while lowering consumers’ energy costs.” [editor’s note: No, Winter Storm Fern has made the case once again for abandoning the obsolete “grid” paradigm in favor of localized / decentralized power – TLK] (02/04/26)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-winter-of-our-grids-discontent-hardening-the-grid-once-and-for-all-after-winter-storm-fern/