You are also clueless. The US produces significant amounts of renewable energy from windmills mostly in Republican states
Texas produces the most windpower and where in the last couple of weeks 3 coal plants were shut down. But Iowa, OK and Kansas produce a higher percentage.
The western plains, from Mexico to Canada, is the wind corridor.
“Texas produces the most windpower and where in the last couple of weeks 3 coal plants were shut down.”
The free market is working. Where wind and solar are economically advantageous, they will thrive. Where they aren’t, they will remain a government scam.
I live in Florida. The government regulations are keeping solar from growing here. Selling excess power back to the power company is almost impossible, making solar a bad economic choice.
Natural gas = 33.8%
Coal = 30.4%
Nuclear = 19.7%
Renewables (total) = 14.9%
Hydropower = 6.5%
Wind = 5.6%
Biomass = 1.5%
Solar = 0.9%
Geothermal = 0.4%
Petroleum = 0.6%
Other gases = 0.3%
Other nonrenewable sources = 0.3%
Pumped storage hydroelectricity = -0.2%4
5.6% from wind; 30.4% from coal. Hmm, look it solar, 0.9% which was the subject of my discussion with the elderly lady. It would appear I am not one who is clueless.
https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3