Why the Power Boom Could Break the Grid

We vaguely remember that moment in the British detective series “Luther”, when the eponymous hero (Idris Elba), pursued by redheaded, demented murderer/lover Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson), running from the law, finds himself trapped on a bridge with the police rushing in on all sides, and he desperately asks, “Now what?” or similar words, and the episode ends, with all viewers left hanging. All of this reminds us of numbers piling up from various reputable sources that seem to show the electric industry heading into the same perilous situation as Luther. Should it ask “Now what?” Here are some numbers. Sources:…