The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: rebewranger on April 20, 2022, 04:05:26 pm
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WRITTEN BY H. STERLING BURNETT ON APR 20, 2022. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
Blackouts Occur When Green Energy Fails
snow-covered solar panelsPreviews of what will happen when green energy fails are popping up all over the world. It’s not a pretty picture of the future.
Lessons from California, Texas, Europe, and Australia show that if the “Keep it in the ground” movement succeeds in stopping the use of fossil fuels, the world is worse off.
In 2021, I experienced firsthand the dangers of over-reliance on wind and solar energy. [bold, links added]
Although there was plenty of blame to go around when the Texas power supply failed across much of the state during a bout of extreme cold weather that winter, the replacement of reliable coal-fueled power plants with industrial wind facilities bore the lion’s share of the blame.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/blackouts-occur-when-green-energy-fails/