Renewable advocates won’t address the unresolved grid problems
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
Don’t hold your breath waiting for renewable energy advocates to remove their head from the sand, and squarely address these sticking points that remain unresoved (and expensive).
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“Renewable energy advocates like to stick to their talking points about wind and solar, but they never seem to address the elephant – or *elephants* – in the room when it comes to running a grid with weather-based, intermittent energy sources, such as not being able to survive without subsidies, causing massive price increases, and ultimately leading to blackouts.
When it comes to accounting for these issues, renewable advocates have mastered the lessons of Patches O’Houlihan.
[Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge]
However, just because advocates of wind and solar never address these concerns doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
… As long as the people who ignore these warnings keep calling the shots, it’s unlikely any real change will occur.
In the hopes of highlighting the concerns side-stepped by renewable advocates, here are three energy realities that go unanswered.
1. Renewables can’t survive on their own …
2. Renewables increase the cost of electricity …
3. More wind and solar means more blackouts …
… Maybe we should stop playing stupid games if we don’t want to win the associated prizes.
Conclusion
Despite claiming to be ardent followers of “tHe ScIEncE,” wind and solar advocates live in their own universe of alternative facts that deny the basic physics and economics of the electric grid.
Hopefully, this piece is useful for you the next time a wind or solar stan is arguing with you in the comments section.”