Trashing coal-fired power plants and pretending to replace their output with wind and solar guarantees blackouts and mass load shedding. For the uninitiated, it’s all about sunset and the weather. South Africa is a case in point. In little more than a decade, the ANC’s policy of backing wind turbines and solar panels with taxpayer … Continue reading South Africa’s Dark Age: Wind & Solar Obsession Delivering Blackouts Every Single Day
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Lights Out: South Africa’s Subsidised Wind & Solar Obsession Delivers New Dark Age
Pin your energy hopes on the weather and you’d better have candles and torches at the ready. Reliable and affordable electricity supplies are the cornerstone of economic development, around the globe. And, whereas, until recently at least, the wealthy West has tended to take 24 x 365 power for granted, developing economies are not so … Continue reading Lights Out: South Africa’s Subsidised Wind & Solar Obsession Delivers New Dark Age
Why Subsidised Wind & Solar Are Sending South Africa’s Power Prices Into Orbit
Rocketing power prices and grid instability are two inescapable consequences of subsidised wind and solar. While sunshine and breezes might be free, attempting to run your power system using nature’s gifts, brings with it a raft of other costs which RE zealots tend to gloss over. The electricity generation and distribution system - which wind … Continue reading Why Subsidised Wind & Solar Are Sending South Africa’s Power Prices Into Orbit