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June 24, 2025 · 1 min read

Unreliable power up, reliable power down, grid reliability down

Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager

Adding increased amounts of *unreliable* electricity generation

> coupled with <

Reducing amounts of *reliable* electricity generation

> results in <

**Reduced reliability** of the electric grid.

It really is *not* rocket science.

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  1. Tom Kirkman

    Thanks Gerry Deagnon. It's amazing how many people and politicians are unable to grasp the simple logic of what happens to an electric grid when reliable electricity generation is *reduced*, while at the same time, intermittent electricity generation is *added*.

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