The disruption of the Texas electrical market by negative wind prices is only going to get worse as more renewable-specific transmission lines are built, and as the frequency of negative…
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Renewables Catastrophically Expensive
Which is why no company using lots of power, certainly not any of Elon’s, actually tries to do it.
Texas Showdown: ERCOT vs Winter Storm Fern
Guest “long-time, no-posts” by David Middleton Texans recently experienced our worst winter storm since Uri in February 2021. Here in the DFW area, the temperature dropped below freezing early on…
Claim: AI and Air Conditioning are Threatening Renewable Energy Dominance
“… Achieving a genuine and sustained global-scale energy transition … requires greater emphasis on reducing energy demand …”
Wyoming Moves to Pull the Plug on Costly Pronghorn and Sidewinder Wind Projects
… by moving to pause the Pronghorn H2 and Sidewinder leases after emotional local testimony, a damning court ruling, and a last‑minute downsizing sales pitch, they began the process of…
Can US grid handle next Winter Storm Fern – or major solar flares?
If our politicians, judges and regulators cannot end their obsession with climate change nightmares, renewable energy fantasies and other nitpicking topics – and our nation is plunged into widespread, prolonged…
When the Weather Turns, Permitting Failure Gets Expensive
We need a permitting framework that is rigorous but workable, environmentally responsible, and decisive. One that allows critical infrastructure to be evaluated thoroughly and then, once approved, actually built and…
New York Times Gives Wind Turbines a Free Pass to Slaughter Birds
True stewardship means looking at the data without ideological blinders. It means acknowledging that wind turbines are apex predators of the sky. It means admitting that the push for “Net…
New York Climate Act Issues
The Climate Act has always been about political pandering to specific constituencies under the guise of saving the planet. Therefore, I expect that all the inconvenient issues described will be…
Macron says Spain’s mega-blackout was due to the country’s reliance on renewable energy
He said: ‘The debate about Spain is a false one. Its problem is that it has a 100 per cent renewable energy model that its own domestic grid cannot support’
German Gas Crisis…Chancellor Merz Allegedly Bans Gas Debate Ahead of Elections!
Germany’s energy woes were compounded by the country’s move away from coal and nuclear power as part as its transition to green energies. According to Spiegelsperger, “We have switched from…
When It Comes to Climate and Energy, Let’s Retire the Politics of Fear
Anyone can manipulate data to come up with horrifying “what if” scenarios designed to frighten or intimidate people into making their preferred choices. That’s not how to make public policy.…
Climate Change and Energy: World Leaders in Turmoil
“There is no evidence that UN COP meetings and more than $10 trillion spent on renewables over the last 30 years have affected the climate. The average atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration,…
Bald Eagle’s Grizzly Death at Obama‑Funded Wind Project Site Triggers Federal Fine
Until regulators and policymakers confront the reality that these projects are wiping out key predators in the natural food chain, it is dishonest to market this form of power as…
Claim: China Should Learn from California’s Clean Energy Example
“… With the right policy, coal is not essential to ensuring a reliable electricity supply… “
Germany’s Natural Gas Storage Level Dwindles To Just 28%… Increasingly Critical
Politicians, media lying about “harsh winter” being the cause of the shortage… Reality: Mismanagement is to blame…Germany was never even prepared for a WARM winter!
One Reason Only For Germany’s Heating Gas Crisis: Its Hardcore-Dumbass Energy Policy
Germany approaching energy state of emergency…shutdown of heavy industries. The consequence: another economic body blow the country cannot afford…gross policy negligence
Biden’s Push for Renewables Funding Trump’s Push To ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
Looking to reorient U.S. energy policy toward fossil fuels and nuclear plants, President Trump has access to an enormous sum of money made available by an unlikely source: the Biden…
Do Renewables Make for Cheaper Electricity?
Do they or don’t they? It’s the perennial argument, and I claim that it shouldn’t be difficult to show that they do not. However, I have to admit that there…