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Wind Goals Likely Impossible
The following article was in today’s Bloomberg. It is copied below. Biden’s 2030 Wind Goal Looks Like It Simply Won’t HappenBy Will Wade and Jennifer A DlouhyOctober 18, 2023 As the price of construction climbs, developers are rapidly revising their plans — at great cost. When President Joe Biden in 2021 laid out a target of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore…
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Climate goals are at risk
Most of the facts stated in this article are true. The conclusions are not, nor is the headline. Climate goals are already at risk, even if they build the transmission lines. The renewable technologies being installed cannot produce enough energy. Additionally, transmission lines that carry renewable energy are underutilized making them more expensive per Megawatt-hour…
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EV’s & Highway Taxes
The following article was in today’s Washington Post regarding EV’s and Highway Taxes. I mentioned the gas tax issue in an email last week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/16/republicans-electric-vehicle-registration-fees-gas-tax/ The Republican Lawmakers are not incorrect, however their methods for rectifying the gas tax situation in some cases will not work. I have owned an EV for six years. It…
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True costs of wind and solar
A reader sent me the following link. I have researched the author and they take a primarily science and math based approach to issues. Extraordinary Costs Of Green Energy Creeping Slowly Into Public Awareness October 9, 2023, Francis Menton Of particular note in the article is the following caption, which I mentioned in an email…