![]() Erratic winds make this problem worse as they are less predictable and changes can be quicker. Coal and gas plants are forced to operate at a cash loss or shut down. When the sun shines, solar energy floods the network, causing energy prices to plummet. Thirdly, green energy is like a virus in a distribution network. Greens also worship expansion of unmanaged forests which then threaten flimsy power lines with falling trees and raging bushfires. Solar Generation after a Storm in Puerto Rico Green energy also requires far more investment in transmission lines and inter-connectors that consumers must pay for, and the energy transmission losses are greater. This expensive, extensive but flimsy system is far more susceptible to damage from cyclones, hail, snow, lightning, bushfire, flood and sabotage than a big, well-built, centrally-located, well-maintained traditional power station with strong walls, a roof and lightning protection. To collect more energy the green twins must collect from greater areas using a widespread scatter of panels and towers connected by a fragile network of roads and transmission lines. Wind turbines generate nothing from gentle breezes and must shut down in gales. Both solar panels and wind turbines are old technologies and now close to collecting the maximum energy from a given land area of wind and sun, so limited technology gains are possible. Secondly, green energy is dilute so the collection area must be huge. Wind and solar will always be prone to blackouts for three reasons.įirstly they are intermittent, producing zero power when winds drops or sunlight fails. All supposed to solve a global warming crisis that exists only in academic computer models.Įnergy policy should be driven by proven reliability, efficiency and cost, not by green politics. They both created this problem by taxing, banning, delaying or demolishing reliable coal, nuclear, gas or hydro generators while subsidising and promoting unreliable electricity from the sickly green twins – solar and wind. Blades fly off in all directions – panels get smashed like crockery at a Greek wedding, leaving ‘green’ power consumers in the lurch for weeks, if not months.Ĭalifornia leads the way to electricity blackouts, closely followed by South Australia. Of course, windmills and solar panels are prone to violent storms, too. Now a burst of calm and/or cloudy weather will do the job. #Blackwind farms portableThen the portable devices run flat – mobile phones and tablets run out of juice and, should the blackout last more than a couple of hours, the mobile phone network itself runs dead.ĭimly lit romance, soon turns to a “what do we do, next?” form of panic.īefore we started our love affair with wind and solar, it would take a violent (often electrical) storm to deliver mass blackouts. The first few minutes of a mass blackout can be kind of exhilarating the candles come out, adding romance to the evening Uber Eats dining experience and, with TVs inoperable, the potential for a little uninterrupted conversation. Californians & South Australians know the drill: when the sun sets and/or calm weather sets in, be sure to have flashlights and diesel generators at the ready. ![]()
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