Our power problems are simply supply side problems, not enough generating capacity. Clean air regulations discourage many utilities to delay or forego new plant construction. America had a leg up on nuclear plants until the greens killed that idea. American coal production has been hampered by enviromental wacko regulations as well as Clinton's declaration of Utah's low sulfer coal reserves being a national monument.
In a nutshell, the leftists have caused the problem with power grids and now they want to consult with people who don't have a clue but who are "Asians" and therefore so much smarter than Americans.
Do you want to solve the problem? Build more capacity. End of story.
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Wrong!
WHILE some of the blackouts we've had in recent times has been due to resources being off line and down for maintenance at a *critical* time, this doesn't exactly translate directly into a simple 'supply side' problem ...
Now don't get me wrong on this, I don't believe in wanton polution. But some of these clean air regulations, the ones where we want the flue gas scrubbed to be rediculously clean, actually might be contributing to more environmental destruction than they prevent. It takes POWER to scrub fluegas. This reduces cycle efficiency, causing you to either build a bigger boiler to provide the extra power necessary for the scrubbing, OR you keep the older plants running. The lowered cycle efficiency will result in MORE burned coal or oil, causing more CO2, CO, NOx, SOx etc. to be produced while making the electricity just to run the scrubbers.
I know, I know, reason does not come into play here. They are against burning ANY fuel, even their fuel of choice -Natural Gas- will become a target after they shut down the coal and oil burners. It's radical environmentalism, not an honest desire to keep the air clean for the children. If that were the real goal, nuclear power would be their choice.