It continued to single out wind and solar as key contributors to declining grid stability and argued that dispatchable generation ...

[excalibur]

We saw this big time not too long ago in Spain with a massive blackout.

Thanks to Biden/Democrats policy, we will face that here sooner or later.

Closing coal or nuclear power plants was always a dumb idea.

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The Department of Energy (DOE) warned in its July report that blackouts could increase by a factor of 100 by 2030 if America keeps retiring power plants without adequate replacements. It continued to single out wind and solar as key contributors to declining grid stability and argued that dispatchable generation from sources like coal, oil, gas and nuclear are vital to meet U.S. power demand.

While the Trump administration and Congress have moved to ax federal incentives for wind and solar enterprises and the Department of the Interior (DOI) has issued some work stop orders for offshore wind projects, many of the orders have been lifted as the admin also works to bolster conventional energy resources like coal.

“President Trump and Secretary Wright are reversing the damage by keeping reliable power on the grid and rebuilding what Washington tried to destroy for years, coal, natural gas, and nuclear,” Isaac told the DCNF.

Former President Joe Biden oversaw massive energy cost spikes, with residential electricity costs rising about 25% from 2020 to 2024, according to IER research. During his tenure, Biden declared that he aimed to shut coal “plants down all across America,” blocked the Keystone XL pipeline project, froze new liquified natural gas (LNG) exports and allowed strenuous regulations on power plants that a top grid regulator warned would be “catastrophic” if they came into full effect.

The Biden administration instead juiced intermittent energy resources like solar and wind through billions in federal incentives.

Energy experts, grid watchdogs and operators have long warned that the Biden-era green energy push destabilizes the grid and hikes electricity costs, as power demand also surges from the booming AI sector.

“Democrats committed arson on electricity prices and now they have the nerve to accuse Trump of playing with matches. In Trump’s first term, electricity prices rose by less than 1% per year. Under Biden, electricity prices rose 22%. I think the American people will trust President Trump’s energy policies more than hypocritical Democrat finger-pointing,” James Taylor, president of The Heartland Institute and the founding director of Heartland’s Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy, previously told the DCNF.

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[Independent thinker]

We saw this big time not too long ago in Spain with a massive blackout.

Thanks to Biden/Democrats policy, we will face that here sooner or later.

Closing coal or nuclear power plants was always a dumb idea.

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The Department of Energy (DOE) warned in its July report that blackouts could increase by a factor of 100 by 2030 if America keeps retiring power plants without adequate replacements. It continued to single out wind and solar as key contributors to declining grid stability and argued that dispatchable generation from sources like coal, oil, gas and nuclear are vital to meet U.S. power demand.​

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While the Trump administration and Congress have moved to ax federal incentives for wind and solar enterprises and the Department of the Interior (DOI) has issued some work stop orders for offshore wind projects, many of the orders have been lifted as the admin also works to bolster conventional energy resources like coal.​

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“President Trump and Secretary Wright are reversing the damage by keeping reliable power on the grid and rebuilding what Washington tried to destroy for years, coal, natural gas, and nuclear,” Isaac told the DCNF.​

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Former President Joe Biden oversaw massive energy cost spikes, with residential electricity costs rising about 25% from 2020 to 2024, according to IER research. During his tenure, Biden declared that he aimed to shut coal “plants down all across America,” blocked the Keystone XL pipeline project, froze new liquified natural gas (LNG) exports and allowed strenuous regulations on power plants that a top grid regulator warned would be “catastrophic” if they came into full effect.​

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The Biden administration instead juiced intermittent energy resources like solar and wind through billions in federal incentives.​

​

Energy experts, grid watchdogs and operators have long warned that the Biden-era green energy push destabilizes the grid and hikes electricity costs, as power demand also surges from the booming AI sector.​

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“Democrats committed arson on electricity prices and now they have the nerve to accuse Trump of playing with matches. In Trump’s first term, electricity prices rose by less than 1% per year. Under Biden, electricity prices rose 22%. I think the American people will trust President Trump’s energy policies more than hypocritical Democrat finger-pointing,” James Taylor, president of The Heartland Institute and the founding director of Heartland’s Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy, previously told the DCNF.​

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Here's Why Your Electricity Bill May Skyrocket This Holiday Season

As the holiday season approaches, one prevailing headache set to keep hammering Americans is exorbitant electricity costs.

dailycaller.com

It seems like just about everything democrats do just isn't thought out real well ahead of time. If it sounds good, just do it! If it sounds good then it must be the right thing to do.

 

[Oddball]

Gee, intermittent and mechanically fussy energy sources aren't stable enough to provide continuous high load power?

Who ever would have guessed?

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

It seems like just about everything democrats do just isn't thought out real well ahead of time. If it sounds good, just do it! If it sounds good then it must be the right thing to do.

No, it’s very carefully thought out. The objective is to create economic hardships and eventual dependency.

 

[excalibur]

Gee, intermittent and mechanically fussy energy sources aren't stable enough to provide continuous high load power?

Who ever would have guessed?

Old Rocks

 

[excalibur]

It seems like just about everything democrats do just isn't thought out real well ahead of time. If it sounds good, just do it! If it sounds good then it must be the right thing to do.

As long as it involves spending someone else's money, and they get their grift, that is all that really matters to Dems.

Look at Øbamacare, they sold it as a money saver, now it requires huge taxpayer subsidies.

 

[TimFitz]

Gee, intermittent and mechanically fussy energy sources aren't stable enough to provide continuous high load power?

Who ever would have guessed?

Add batteries and they substantially outperform all fossil fuel facilities.

Which is why all the smart money all around the world is investing in it.

 

[Oddball]

Add batteries and they substantially outperform all fossil fuel facilities.

Which is why all the smart money all around the world is investing in it.

Were that true, it would have been done already, without such gubmint "investment".

 

[JWBooth]

Were that true, it would have been done already, without such gubmint "investment".

“If EXXON thought those things were the ******* future they’d put them all over the goddamn place.”
Tommy Norris

 

[Hafar1014]

Add batteries and they substantially outperform all fossil fuel facilities.

Which is why all the smart money all around the world is investing in it.

Which makes no sense since batteries are very expensive have to be replaced every 10 years, manufacturing them pollutes the air and when you add the cost makes solar even more expensive. Then you have a disposal problem since they are toxic. Fossil fuels and nuclear dont need batteries, cost less, work 24 7, and are reliable.

The smart money is building nuclear and LNG. Lets take Germany with 40% renewable energy. They have the highest costs in Europe and frequent shortages. Volkswagen and BMW are manufacturing in America and leaving Germany.