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The title of the article implies Wind Power is a disaster. But the actual article contains little to support this headline. There are a lot of numbers and gr
by baldeagle 6y ago
The title of the article implies Wind Power is a disaster.
But the actual article contains little to support this headline. There are a lot of numbers and graphs in this article... and some strange analysis about power generation amounts at different points in time (lots of potential for cherry picking here). But the money quote is this:
"And so we see what people mean when they say the Texas blackouts are the fault of natural gas, rather than wind: since no serious official ever expected wind to be any help during a crisis, it can hardly be blamed for not showing up when disaster struck. In effect, Krugman is arguing that wind power is the Ted Cruz of electricity."
Windy is temperamental. When it is there, it is very cheap.. and the Texas Energy Market loves cheap. When it isn't, we should plan for that and have some more stable sources. Even if we have to gasp regulate some of that stability.
Also: Check out the articles on the right for a understanding of the bias of this think tank.