Quote (fender @ Jul 3 2021 04:08pm)
imagine considering two lines an "essay". you're really embracing your anti-intellectualism. also, nice fake news about the "too much solar" - that was debunked ages ago as the lazy conservatard talking point it is. you're so gullible and simple-minded, it's hilarious...
Solar and wind power have an output of 0% during snow.
Oil and natural gas can still squeeze out ~30% under those conditions.
If the power grid was still mainly oil and gas, the downtime would have been shorter and less damaging.
Under Trump, Rick Perry proposed to store local fuel too, but the Biden administration shot that idea down because it went against his "green energy" policies.
Either of those would have cut the harm down tenfold.
I'd be glad to debate any of these singular points in a more detailed way.