One thought on “National suicide – a rejection or just a reprieve for the USA?”
All discussion of energy policy needs to start with the recognition that the trillions of dollars spent over some decades have only delivered more expensive and less reliable power with massive damage to the forests and farmlands.
The United States was possibly only one Democrat administration away from diabolical problems, comparable to the plight of Britain and Germany.
The country is in the jaws of the “wind drought trap” and it is up to the incoming Trump Administration to save the situation by getting more coal power on deck. The power crisis experienced by Texas in February 2021 was a hint of things to come; it happened when a bitter cold spell and low winds overnight caused a partial blackout of the State. The inadequately winterised gas supply under-performed and a complete blackout was only narrowly averted.
Energy grids across the US are headed this way, like all of the other grids in the world where Net Zero policies are in place. The trap is set over some years as subsidies and mandates for unreliable energy displace conventional power, especially coal, without being able to replace it.
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All discussion of energy policy needs to start with the recognition that the trillions of dollars spent over some decades have only delivered more expensive and less reliable power with massive damage to the forests and farmlands.
The United States was possibly only one Democrat administration away from diabolical problems, comparable to the plight of Britain and Germany.
The country is in the jaws of the “wind drought trap” and it is up to the incoming Trump Administration to save the situation by getting more coal power on deck. The power crisis experienced by Texas in February 2021 was a hint of things to come; it happened when a bitter cold spell and low winds overnight caused a partial blackout of the State. The inadequately winterised gas supply under-performed and a complete blackout was only narrowly averted.
Energy grids across the US are headed this way, like all of the other grids in the world where Net Zero policies are in place. The trap is set over some years as subsidies and mandates for unreliable energy displace conventional power, especially coal, without being able to replace it.
https://www.flickerpower.com/images/RAFE_CHAMPION_CAN_THE_US_ESCAPETHE_WIND_DROUGHT_TRAP_The_Spectator_Australia.pdf
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