One central theme in the grand wind and solar ‘transition’ myth is that millions of solar panels and wind turbines are “replacing” conventional generators, like gas or coal-fired power plants.
The reality is that (occasionally generated) wind and solar momentarily “displace” power that conventional generators are able to deliver around-the-clock, whatever the weather for a fraction of the massive cost associated with subsidised wind and solar. And the reason for that are the government mandates and massive subsidies, which have created a distorted power market that “prefers” wind and solar over the reliable stuff that comes from coal-fired or gas-fired power plants.
Which brings us to this week’s roundup.
Eric Worrall reports on the situation in Australia, where the potential demand from new AI data centres has revealed the rather obvious fact that those centres require power without interruption. And that means coal-fired power.
Aussie Coal Plants to Stay Operational Thanks to a “Souring” Renewable Investment Environment
Watts Up With That?
Eric Worrall
August 2026
Whatever “social licence” the wind and solar industries had, disappeared long ago. Now, thanks to (completely unnecessary) large-scale transmission projects rural communities on the war path. These massive, high voltage lines, ripping Australia’s farming heartland apart, are unnecessary because they’re only purpose is to shunt wind or solar power from state to state around a grid that doesn’t need any of it. Which is just another reason why real farmers are on the brink of revolt, as Oscar Godsell reports.
Victorian Coalition backs farmers with promise to cancel major VNI transmission lines project
News 24
Oscar Godsell
19 August 2026
Ben Beattie joins Gavin Duffy on the Powerlines podcast for a very solid rundown on the true cost associated with the scam, that the scammers never want to talk about.
The Energy Transition’s Hidden Cost Transfer Nobody Talks About
Powerlines
Ben Beattie and Gavin Duffy
18 August 2026
Paul Driessen provides an unnerving forecast of the scale of the toxic mountains that are being built as a consequence of the greatest economic and environmental fraud in history
The Biggest Garbage Heaps in Human History
Watts Up With That?
Paul Driessen
17 August 2026
The team from Jo Nova point out that the Chinese are coming to grips with the completely pointless nature of having power generated when you don’t need it – and having a power system that simply can’t deliver, when you do.
Oops! China throws away a quarter of its renewable power (more than Australia uses each year)
Jo Nova Blog
Jo Nova
19 August 2026
Stay tuned, STT will be back next week with more.
STOP THESE THINGS 
The greenies always leave out the HEAT that is created by their scam systems. Heat is their big issue and all they do is dance in circles around it.