Tell that to those of us that froze our butts off here in SE Texas when the wind farm could not keep up with demand.
when the wind farm could not keep up with demand.
First off, wind is not a farm. Farms are generally self sustaining, and a wind mill only produces when there is wind. Otherwise it is a waste of money, time, and effort.
Secondly it was the grid that couldn’t keep up and rather than destroy the grid, it was shut down, until the utilities were able to regroup.
Thirdly I’m going to step out and blame federal agencies and their regulations attempting to require energy companies to comply with unsustainable so called renewable sources for power generation that cannot keep up with demand 24 seven 365. That is the real power grid, and anything contributing to that grid must pass the test of 24 7 365 or it cannot be a part of the grid.
Government regulators do not see it that way, but if we fail to see reality, we are doomed. For over ten years power generating companies have had to work around this stupidity coming out of DC, and they have pretty much reached the limit of work around.
This doesn’t even begin to address the need for commercial power. It’s difficult enough to generate simple power for homes.