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The Physics Behind the Spanish Blackout

• Bostonian 1y ago
  https://archive.is/CbG5E https://archive.is/CbG5E subtitle: Madrid knew solar and wind power were unreliable but pressed ahead anyway. By Bjorn Lomborg
  • ggm 1y ago
    On the whole I dislike "shoot the messenger" but given Bjorn Lomborg is who he is, this is a very one-eyed take on things, and I think demands balance from some other points of view. I would suggest that we collect them, and then have a fine old discussion about which ones we like and why. Here's some: https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-to-spain-does-blackout-disinformation-kill-climate-progress/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-to-spain-does-bl... https://reneweconomy.com.au/no-batteries-no-flexibility-spain-could-have-avoided-blackout-with-lessons-learned-in-south-australia/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/no-batteries-no-flexibility-spai... https://reneweconomy.com.au/spains-blackout-has-already-triggered-a-firestorm-of-disinformation/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/spains-blackout-has-already-trig...
• tfwnopmt 1y ago
  Where in the US do we only pay 13.5 cents/kwh (40% of Germany's 34)? Tell that to my 45 cents/kwh PG&E bill
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• stop50 1y ago
  Nothing about the physical phenomena that caused the blackout.