What is the point of having the intermittent providers on the grid? They will be stranded assets without the subsidies and mandates that enable them to drive out conventional power.
But only until the tipping point where there is not enough power to provide the base load on windless nights.
That is the end of the road to net zero because subsidies for wind and solar will have to go or state aid will be required to keep the conventional power plants running.
That is happening for gas in Texas and for coal.burners in two states in Australia.
What is the point of having the intermittent providers on the grid? They will be stranded assets without the subsidies and mandates that enable them to drive out conventional power.
But only until the tipping point where there is not enough power to provide the base load on windless nights.
That is the end of the road to net zero because subsidies for wind and solar will have to go or state aid will be required to keep the conventional power plants running.
That is happening for gas in Texas and for coal.burners in two states in Australia.
You capture it perfectly, Rafe!
The lunacy will end when a true crisis forces the apathetic public to wake up!