Government Overreach Now Wears A MAGA Hat As Assault On Wind Power Accelerates
The MAGA war on wind has ramped up with proposed new setback and height restrictions that endanger more than $300 billion in new projects.
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Make America Gaslit Again
When I was a kid, my grandmother’s house in New Hampshire was always ready for the electricity to go down. The kitchen range was wood-fired, though there was a newer kerosene alternative (horrible). There were two sconces in every bathroom, each with an oil (kerosene) lamp. About half the house … [continued]
Baseload Power Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore
The compelling complaint about baseload power is that while it did save money in the past, it doesn’t any more. Sun and wind are cheaper than this “cheap” power source, AND backup battery power is cheaper than the backup plants needed for baseload power.
The War On Renewables Heats Up Across America
Renewables are the latest technology humans use to power their lives. Human muscles, no matter how strong, can only do so much work. But the human brain long ago figured out how to leverage other sources of power to clear the land, harvest crops, and move long distances faster than … [continued]
Renewables Have Provided More Than Half Of All Germany’s Electricity This Year
Renewables in Germany have supplied more than half of that country’s electrical energy in calendar year 2023.
Why Should We Pay Extra for Nuclear Power?
There were a couple of interesting developments in June in regards to electric power. One was that NextEra Energy issued its Investor Conference Report 2022 to its stockholders. Another was a paper from Stanford University, “Low-cost solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity for 145 countries,” (LCS study) by … [continued]
We Can Have (Just About) Everything We Want For Energy & The Climate
The only things we have to give up are killing people and wrecking the environment. Okay, let’s start with a list of the things we would really like to have for energy and the climate in the year 2050. For many CleanTechnica readers, the list of things we want to … [continued]
We Don’t Need Base Load Power
Rick Perry, the former Governor of Texas and former Secretary of the Department of Energy, told Fox News in an interview that we need base load power. He believes we need base load power because it is what we use when we turn a light on at 2:00 in the … [continued]
National Audubon Society Sues Alameda County To Prevent Wind Project & Protect Golden Eagles
In a stand against wind power plants built in a specific area of the Golden State that is home to various birds and bats, the National Audubon Society recently announced that it is suing a California county. The environmental group said its reason for doing this was to improve bird … [continued]
What Wind Turbine 2.0 Will Look Like
I am coming to the conclusion that the wind turbines of today — hundreds of feet tall, sporting three blades, clustered in the cornfields like rotary clubs — will soon go the way of the Model T. Good for their day, but we’ve moved on. I explored alternative designs in … [continued]
