8 thoughts on “Energy Secretary Rick Perry ordered a study Friday examining to what extent solar and wind power are hurting what the Trump administration considers reliable forms of coal power.”
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South Australia underwent similar strains. The state has plenty of coal and natural gas reserves, but, thanks to South Australia’s environmental movement, many of the state’s most reliable coal-powered plants have been shuttered, forcing solar and wind power to make up the deficit.
The state’s growing dependence on renewable energy is resulting in brownouts and blackouts.
The South Australian blackout of 2016 was a widespread power outage in South Australia that occurred as a result of storm damage to electricity transmission infrastructure on 28 September 2016. The cascading failure of the electricity transmission network resulted in almost the entire state losing its electricity supply.
I've said this over the years: If only the arc of energy use could have been altered in 1980. We wouldn't have a ton of problems we have now. the Middle East, Russia, Fossil Fool Funded Fundies, etc.
I bought a small-scale [array] for my RV a few years ago. It's still as cheap now. I added a 1000 watt inverter to power my coffee maker, so the whole thing set me back just over $200 for a 45 watt system to keep my batteries at full charge. Now there's an Indian startup called [Avant Garde] that sells a 2000 watt wind generator for about $700.
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tl;dr: the Daily Caller is full of shit. Again.
Yeah, it's a good thing USA and its Free Energy Market never had to deal with rolling blackouts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electric…
We will study coal to the extent that it has uranium in it.
COALYNDRA!
I've said this over the years: If only the arc of energy use could have been altered in 1980. We wouldn't have a ton of problems we have now. the Middle East, Russia, Fossil Fool Funded Fundies, etc.
My dad used to say "Jesus Fucking Christ, kid!!"
I bought a small-scale [array] for my RV a few years ago. It's still as cheap now. I added a 1000 watt inverter to power my coffee maker, so the whole thing set me back just over $200 for a 45 watt system to keep my batteries at full charge. Now there's an Indian startup called [Avant Garde] that sells a 2000 watt wind generator for about $700.
Fuck coal.