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 … Continue reading Stop These Things’ Weekly Round Up: 23 August 2026
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Engineers Explain Why Wind & Solar Inevitably Destroy Reliable & Affordable Power Supplies
South Australians, Californians and Texans know what comes from an overreliance on the unreliables, having suffered numerous weather-related load shedding and mass blackouts. Increasing dependence on chaotically intermittent wind and solar is the price we’ve paid for allowing ideology to ride roughshod over sound engineering and solid economics. Once the engineers were relegated to the … Continue reading Engineers Explain Why Wind & Solar Inevitably Destroy Reliable & Affordable Power Supplies