Is he really laying blame on renewables? I mean, he pointed out the reality that the current weather situation has caused wind generation difficulties and that

Is he really laying blame on renewables? I mean, he pointed out the reality that the current weather situation has caused wind generation difficulties and that wind and solar, at least, are fueled by something we have little control over -- i.e. we can't add more wind/sun when we need more power. Frankly, I felt he presented it honestly -- it wasn't a "Enviro-Mentalist Bad!", it was "it is great a lot of the time and when we the ability to store it better, it'll basically be a non-issue". Totally agree -- the issue is one that's clouded with BS on both sides. This article did a good job of explaining why it's a really hard problem; regulations are too often a big, blunt, instrument aimed at a delicate problem and are often just as destructive as "letting unregulated capitalism solve it". Too important of a resource for either solution so both sides aim at things that look good or appeal to their base (Big Energy Bad/Environmentalists are Communists!) and the blackouts continue.