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Eclipse tests the power grid’s mettle as solar energy goes dark

The total eclipse of the sun Monday is expected to prompt fossil fuel generators to ramp up quickly to fill in the gaps as solar power goes dark from Oregon to the…

Grid operators and watchdogs say the biggest effects from the loss of solar-generated electricity will occur in California, which represents 40 percent of the nation’s solar…

Other states expected to be especially hit by the loss of solar include North Carolina, Utah, and…

Ekl 3cFor the most part, the East Coast and parts of the Midwest will rely on their fleet of natural gas power plants to fill in the gaps, combined with the output from coal, nuclear, and even wind farms to stave off the…

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