Wednesday’s EIA report is a stark reminder that all of that generation capacity is subject to the vagaries of the wind.
Tag: Capacity factor
It is Time to Talk About “Capacity Factors”
Since the easy locations have already been “used up”, one can expect average natural capacity factors to decline over time… contrary to what Net-Zero plans assume
2021: The Year Renewables “Lost Last Place”
Guest “Let’s go Mets!” by David Middleton There are three things that I am somewhat embarrassed of: I am not a native Texan… I was born in Connecticut, but I…
Column: Looming European energy crisis: A lesson in averages that won’t soon be forgotten
Hundreds of millions of people without adequate heating fuel in the dead of winter is not particularly funny. If a cold winter strikes, all the yappiest energy-transition-now dogs will fade…
A MODEST SUGGESTION REGARDING RENEWABLE ENERGY
By KEVIN KILTY, Introduction This past March 12 the Center of the American Experiment (CAE) released a study of projected power costs for Minnesota on the basis of its new…
Walport’s UK Energy Fantasy Does Not Add Up
By Paul Homewood Bishop Hill had a post the other day, about a presentation on climate change given to the cabinet by Chief Scientist, Sir Mark Walport, seen at right.…
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