That a tiny picture view. The big picture is that we shut down 95,000 MWs of reliable 24/7/365 coal baseload over the last ten years. We sacrificed it for UNRELIABLE green energy that shuts down when the wind doesn’t blow, when the sun doesn’t shine, and when it gets too cold. That simply doesn’t happen with baseload coal or nuclear, it will run through all weather conditions.
Ignorant people made stupid decisions and everyone in the baseload energy industry, like me, isn’t surprised at all by what happened.
See comments 20 and 21.
“everyone in the baseload energy industry, like me, isn’t surprised at all by what happened”
Is the solution to make the baseload producers more cold-resistant? I think that as an outsider. Doesn’t sound real expensive.
I also think the baseload producers (natural gas, nuclear, coal) need to have sufficient capacity to make wind and solar ‘not required’. Wind and solar can be used when conditions are good for them, but otherwise the baseload producers should be able to get the job done without them.
Ignorant people made stupid decisions
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I think you’re wrong, here.
I think it’s....greedy people were bribed by corrupt corporate interests that knew the money would be coming from the taxpayer after they were told it would be nothing but unicorns, rainbows and lollipops. And that no one could or would be held accountable.
I simply don’t see how you put up with wind messing things up on an hourly basis.
See my post here for additional comment:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3935690/posts?page=61#61
They must make the grid use it on a priority available basis. Is that how it works?
Wind is no better than home power and net backs in terms of predictability and reliability. What a COS.