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hunter

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7. All those renewable energy projects are worthless without natural gas...

Thu Apr 21, 2022, 04:13 PM

Apr 2022

... for the simple reason the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow. There are no feasible power storage schemes capable of solving this problem.

This "renewable energy" will only prolong our dependence on natural gas.

Aggressive renewable energy schemes in places like California, Denmark, and Germany have failed.

In Germany the consequences have been catastrophic. Germany hasn't been able to quit coal, and the money they spend on Russian fossil fuels, especially natural gas, is funding Russia's war against Ukraine.

You can follow California's energy mix here:

http://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/supply.html

At this moment about 25% of our electricity is being generated in gas fueled power plants. That percentage will increase as the sun goes down.

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All those renewable energy projects are worthless without natural gas... hunter Apr 2022 #7

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Here's an interactive map of carbon intensity in Europe. hunter Apr 2022 #9

Yep, sun is down, California is now getting 45% of its electricity from natural gas. hunter Apr 2022 #10