Question

So-called “lenses” are used to produce this product in a mechanism developed by Quidnet, which has received funding from the DAYS program. A change in the sources of this product over time leads to the“duck curve.” In July 2020, the DC Court of Appeals greenlit Order 841, (-5[1])requiring that storage resources for this product be allowed to participate in markets run by (*) ISOs and RTOs which distribute it. In September 2021, (10[1])Quebec signed a 25-year deal to export this product to New (-5[1])York from its “La Grande” complex. (10[1])ERCOT was criticized after an insufficiently winterized system for distributing this product (10[1])failed during a 2021 blizzard in Texas. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, a failure in the “grid” that distributes what product can lead to a blackout? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: energy [or electricity or power; accept solar power or hydro(electric) power or solar electricity or hydroelectricity; accept power grid; reject “oil” or “natural gas” or “fossil fuels” or any other energy source alone]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Charles HangWUSTLIowa State47-5
George MatsumuraOhioNorth Carolina7110
Noah DinitzWUSTL CTruman State82-5
Jonah SchwartzWUSTL JSquidward Community College8810
Robert WangPenn State AStanford10010
Kevin ParkClaremontMTSU10710
Amith PunyalaWUSTL ASIUE107-5
Conor ThompsonIowa StateWUSTL12510
Logan MathisSIUEWUSTL A12510
Fred GarveyTruman StateWUSTL C12510

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024N5100%20%20%85.00
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024N3100%33%0%72.67
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y1100%0%0%107.00
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y3100%0%33%98.67
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%67%112.67