EPA vs. the Grid, Part 2

[Elderberry]

Powerline 8/11/2023

I wrote here about the EPA’s proposed new CO2 regulations on power plants that would devastate the electrical grid. This public comment, drafted by American Experiment’s Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling and filed on Tuesday, explains why the rule is so destructive. It will mandate a grid that is heavily dependent on solar and wind installations, and therefore subject to devastating blackouts. If the EPA set out to disrupt our economy and make our lives miserable, and sometimes dangerous–if the rule goes into effect, people will die–it could hardly do a better job.

It is remarkable that the EPA seeks to enact its wide-ranging regulations without ever having conducted the reliability analysis that was carried out by Orr and Rolling. This is a classic case of a vast government bureaucracy and highly-paid consultants on one side, doing the bidding of “green” lobbyists by obfuscating the facts. While on the other side, there are two guys. But two guys with expertise and the honesty to evaluate the consequences of a proposal based on science, not financial gain. The public comment that Orr and Rolling drafted at the request of the State of North Dakota is likely to play a major role in litigation challenging the proposed rule, which may end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Today I recorded this podcast with Isaac Orr:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDBfJhvbpmQ

More: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/08/epa-vs-the-grid-part-2.php

[Fishrrman]

"Public comments" mean NOTHING to the EPA.
They are going to do, what they are going to do.
The reason they behave this way is because underneath "the green", they are communists.
(explanation complete)

[Smokin Joe]

People will die.

Imagine the produce section of your grocery store after a blackout in winter.

Especially if there is no alternative available.

Imagine having a need to travel, but your car is an EV, and you roll into a blackout zone needing a charge. Especially in subzero weather. (You're going to die. Maybe your fingers will remain nimble long enough to write a note or your goodbyes or even scratch out a Will).

Keep in mind that the people making these rules will NOT live under the same rules and conditions you will. They are unlikely to die from the combination of weather and lack of power.

The smarter your home, the more they can control.