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> it is quite hard to keep a grid stable with such high penetration of renewables. This isn't true (counterexamples: New Zealand, UK, Germany), and even if it
by daniel-thompson 5y ago
> it is quite hard to keep a grid stable with such high penetration of renewables.
This isn't true (counterexamples: New Zealand, UK, Germany), and even if it were, saying it in this context is disingenuous because it implies that the problems with Texas's grid are due to renewables. They aren't: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/17/energy-202-frozen-wind-turbines-arent-why-texas-cant-keep-lights/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/17/energy-20....