If the election of Donald Trump holds any lesson at all, it's that energy costs and the security of its supply determine the economic and social health of any Nation, and ignoring that fact - by zealously pushing policies to the contrary - will end in tears for those foolish and arrogant enough to believe … Continue reading Trump’s War on Wind Power: Access to Cheap & Reliable Power an Economic Fundamental
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South Australia’s Wind Power Debacle: Destroying an Already Battered Economy
*** Insanity is a term that doesn’t even come close to capturing the mania that has gripped South Australia in the last few months. Its hapless Labor government refused to cut a deal to keep Alinta’s Port Augusta power plants up and running and, since their closure in May this year, South Australia has suffered … Continue reading South Australia’s Wind Power Debacle: Destroying an Already Battered Economy
Déjà Vu (All Over Again): Yet Another Wind Power Output Collapse Plunges 200,000 South Australian Homes into the Dark Ages
Baseball Player, Manager and great American philosopher, Yogi Berra was famous for his in-eloquent, but somehow prescient and folksy quips. Lines such as “If you come to a fork in the road, take it” and “If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them”, might leave many scratching … Continue reading Déjà Vu (All Over Again): Yet Another Wind Power Output Collapse Plunges 200,000 South Australian Homes into the Dark Ages
It’s Really a ‘Gas’: Microsoft Caught Pretending to Run its Servers on Wind Power
Microsoft Buys Tons Of Wind Power, Complete With Back Up Generators The Daily Caller Andrew Follett 14 November 2016 Tech giant Microsoft announced Monday that it has signed a deal to power its American data centers with wind energy, despite the inherent unreliability of the technology. The tech company announced two new contracts representing 237 megawatts … Continue reading It’s Really a ‘Gas’: Microsoft Caught Pretending to Run its Servers on Wind Power
Blackouts Beckon as Cost of Britain’s Wind Powered Energy ‘Transition’ Rockets
*** Britain went into wind power almost as fast and hard as Germany: the costs have been colossal and the effects on its power grid chaotic. Fortunately, however, David Cameron’s Conservatives followed an election manifesto, slashed subsidies to onshore wind power and gave planning veto rights back to communities. Inevitably, the construction of proposed onshore … Continue reading Blackouts Beckon as Cost of Britain’s Wind Powered Energy ‘Transition’ Rockets
Wind Power – Guaranteed to Double Power Prices & Destroy Once Reliable Grids
The one thing that South Australia’s vapid Premier, Jay Weatherill and his hapless sidekick, Tom Koutsantonis can never complain about from here on is a lack of attention. South Australia’s internationally renowned power pricing and supply calamity is driven by a maniacal obsession with wind power. The circumstances that led to the events on 28 … Continue reading Wind Power – Guaranteed to Double Power Prices & Destroy Once Reliable Grids
Wind Power Chaos: South Australia Bound to Suffer Summertime Blackouts & Victoria’s ALP Government Determined to Follow Suit
*** Given the scale and scope of the calamity, the media’s continued forensic focus on South Australia’s recent Statewide blackout is thoroughly justified. However, what occurred on 28 September this year (aka ‘Black Wednesday’) is not the first time that a precipitous collapse in wind power output in SA has caused a widespread blackout (see … Continue reading Wind Power Chaos: South Australia Bound to Suffer Summertime Blackouts & Victoria’s ALP Government Determined to Follow Suit
Litigators Set to Recover $Millions in Blackout Losses Caused by SA’s Wind Power Shutdown
South Australia’s ludicrous attempt to run on sunshine and breezes hit a ‘black spot’ on 28 September this year, when - yet another - totally unpredictable collapse in wind power output plunged the entire state into Stone Age darkness: ‘GUILTY’: South Australia’s Statewide Blackout Caused by Deliberate Wind Farm Shutdown Many parts of the State … Continue reading Litigators Set to Recover $Millions in Blackout Losses Caused by SA’s Wind Power Shutdown
Subsidised Wind & Solar Power Wrecking California’s Power Grid
While it's probably little consolation to South Australians, now well-accustomed to routine load-shedding and Statewide blackouts, every-time wind power output collapses on a total and totally unpredictable basis, the Golden State, California is in the same boat. These Off-The-Books Government Regs Are Propping Up Wind And Solar Daily Caller Andrew Follett Off-the-books government regulations heavily … Continue reading Subsidised Wind & Solar Power Wrecking California’s Power Grid
Malcolm’s Muddle: Liberals Face Political Nightmare Over SA’s Power Crisis
*** STT can't recall political columnist, Niki Savva penning a single piece on Australia's wind industry or the Federal subsidies that brought it into existence - like a economic blood-sucking parasite. With this sharply crafted piece, Niki has set the tone among the previously indifferent press-pack. Renewable energy faces stormy weather The Australian Niki Savva … Continue reading Malcolm’s Muddle: Liberals Face Political Nightmare Over SA’s Power Crisis
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