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\nGreen energy has its place. But it is NOT and should not be the only energy source we utilize. In fact it should be a minor energy source, nuclear anyone? If anything, this bout of Old Man Winter should be a lesson to us all. Wind and Solar will always lose against snow and ice.<\/p>\n
Wind And Solar TKO\u2019d By Ice And Snow<\/a><\/p>\n Wind and Solar suffered a\u00a0crushing defeat<\/a>\u00a0this week at the hands of snow and ice. From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast and Eastern shores, the United States has been in the icy grip of\u00a0Old Man Winter.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNearly half of Texas\u2019 installed wind power generation capacity has been offline because of frozen wind turbines in West Texas, according to Texas grid operators.<\/p>\n Wind farms across the state generate up to a combined 25,100 megawatts of energy. But unusually moist winter conditions in West Texas brought on by the weekend\u2019s freezing rain and historically low temperatures have iced many of those wind turbines to a halt.<\/p>\n As of Sunday morning, those iced turbines comprise 12,000 megawatts of Texas\u2019 installed wind generation capacity, although those West Texas turbines don\u2019t typically spin to their full generation capacity this time of year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Stop and think about that for a minute. The\u00a0Biden Administration<\/a>\u00a0along with good ole\u00a0Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Greta Thunberg<\/a>\u00a0are demanding that we move to wind, solar, and electric. They\u2019d like us there as early as 2025.<\/p>\n Cue that thing we call WINTER. Here in the Rocky Mountain region we\u2019ve had freezing temperatures for days. From here on east, it isn\u2019t much better. Minnesota saw temps at -20 below, St. Louis is getting hammered at the moment and when you add snow with high humidity, you get icy unsafe driving conditions. Kansas City has been notified they\u2019ll have to deal with rolling brownouts for at least two days, and people from Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and more are being told to\u00a0conserve electricity.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPlatte River Power Authority\u2019s call for customers to conserve energy on Sunday resulted from a perfect storm of energy supply issues, as extreme cold created a regional shortage of natural gas, ice and frigid temperatures restricted power from wind turbines and blankets of snow covered solar panels.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n But that doesn\u2019t matter, right? Everyone should be fine. Right? I mean, we\u2019ve got solar panels and wind turbines as our go-to\u2026right?<\/p>\n Due to the extreme cold, ELECTRIC energy needs to be conserved. Isn\u2019t one of the key Biden Administration platforms a move to all electric? Hmmmm. Now, let\u2019s look elsewhere.\u00a0HEY TEXAS!!<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAbout 2 million homes statewide were without power Monday as the Texas electric grid grappled with a diminished supply of energy in the face of the lowest temperatures the state has seen in three decades.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Let\u2019s talk about those wonderful wind turbines for a minute shall we? They look pretty interesting don\u2019t they? How many times do you see 100% of a group of wind turbines turning? The answer is, you never will. Secondly, wind turbines shelf life is less than twenty years. In fact, a turbine is doing great if it makes it to fifteen. Thus, what do you do with obsolete turbines? Crush them using heavy diesel-powered equipment and fill land-fills with non-recyclable parts. That\u2019s right. Wind turbines aren\u2019t recyclable.<\/p>\n Think solar is much better? Can a panel be recycled? Yes, according to\u00a0this article<\/a>. No, and watch out for\u00a0toxic chemicals<\/a>\u00a0according to this article.<\/p>\n Sure seems like green energy isn\u2019t so green. Furthermore, green energy is no match for ice and snow as multiple states are dealing with blackouts and rolling\u00a0brown-outs.<\/a><\/p>\n President Trump was right when he said,\u00a0if wind quits,<\/a>\u00a0there goes your power grid.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n