California’s Subsidised Solar Onslaught Threatens Total Grid Collpase

Solar has plenty of friends when the Sun’s up, but it's an orphan after Sunset. And it’s that point when solar-obsessed Californians smack into reality, with a very costly bang. Conventional generators - that were designed to run around-the-clock - get bumped off the grid as the output from solar panels peaks for a few … Continue reading California’s Subsidised Solar Onslaught Threatens Total Grid Collpase

All Pain/No Gain: Why Intermittent Wind & Solar Can Never Really Power Us

Calm weather and sunset mean that wind and solar will never amount to meaningful power sources. And mythical grid-scale electricity storage won’t save them, either. Never to be defeated by facts, reason and logic, wind and solar acolytes are quick to point to a rare occasion when their combined output is equal to, or greater … Continue reading All Pain/No Gain: Why Intermittent Wind & Solar Can Never Really Power Us