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First, you have to explain that there is no such thing as “renewable energy “.

Exactly.

The most promising use of harnessing natural energy is hydro-electric. The liberals outlawed that because it was too promising. It "hurts the environment". It kills fish.... They are insane. The Hoover Dam was ingenious and if they were smart, or they had good intentions, they would have jumped on that bandwagon forever ago. Think of the electricity that could be generated from the Mississippi River? More of the Colorado River? Hell the Ohio River? These douche-ka-bobs don't even understand how "energy" is generated. NONE of them. Ask them how a gas fired power plant works. Ask them how a wind mill produces electricity. How is electricity "stored"? Batteries? Really? Do you know what batteries are made from? And how to they get all that special metal to make all those batteries? Do they use wind in the mining equipment? This topic is right close to a level of ignorance from these a$$hats as their ignorance about guns. Eeeeeeeek! (all libs go screaming from the room to their safe space)

You still have to transport that “naturally” generated electric energy. I have seen papers that claim that ohmic possess from generation (friction), transportation (down wires!)and use (friction again!)are as high as 40%.

Nice synopsis.

Your are right - the level of ignorance among the "eco-experts" on the subject of electrical generation and storage is astounding.

Hoover Dam works because they had a narrow Channel between high canyon walls to build between and accumulate a high water head. Same with Glen Canyon dam upstream. Neither the Mississippi nor the Ohio has any terrain remotely like it, so a dam on either would be a small marginal affair, and not worth the disruption of freight traffic.