“The clean power plan will cause reliability problems for us” during the transition period, says John Bear, chief executive of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, which manages the power grid for an enormous swath of North America, stretching across 15 states from Louisiana to Manitoba. He fears coal-fired plants will shut down before enough replacements are built, crimping electricity supplies.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 20:49:45 +0000