Long may it wave, even in the face of invitations to join the East and West grids to extend the reach of renewable energy sources. Looks good on paper, maybe, but it’s a bad idea when you consider that we are never struck by brownouts and blackouts occurring elsewhere (not to mention being immune from the political whims of federal regs over rates, terms and conditions of transmission), and we already lead the nation in wind generation. Stay independent, ERCOT.
Via Instapundit.
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Tagged ERCOT, Texas grid, Wind energy
This is an obvious photoshop, but it’s a useful image when talking about what a dubious idea proliferation of these things will be. For one thing, they can be dangerous to people as well as to migrating birds. For another, the hundreds of gallons of oil they use for lubrication can spill and contaminate the environment, or even start a forest fire. Even their Dem champions don’t want them marring the view in their neighborhood. But the worst thing about them, in addition to their noise, is that they are so darned inefficient. They will never replace oil and gas, not to mention coal.
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