February 15, 2021 · 1 min read

How’s renewable energy doing in this super-cold snap?

Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager

So how’s that renewable energy working out during this super-cold snap?

Wind turbines frozen, solar panels covered in snow, water frozen.

Renewable energy can *augment* hydrocarbons. But renewable energy is nowhere near being capable of *replacing* hydrocarbons, regardless of what any Green New Deal declares.

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Tom KirkmanFeb 15, 2021
Chris, maybe you are on to something. Dolphin-free, wild-caught whale. Meat for eating and blubber for energy. Greenpeace might like it.

(Waiting with bated breath to see if this comment upsets the AI censors.)

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