Two new reports on Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard, one by the Department of Public Service and Sustainable Energy Advantage and the other by an organization called Brattle, confirm what we’ve been pointing out for a long time – Vermont’s so-called green energy mandates are all cost and no benefit for the Vermonters who get stuck paying the bills.
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What the ‘Greenies’ Refuse to Grasp is a Gas! Gas! Gas!
by Skip
For years we’ve been told that Renewables are THE answer to all the Greenie prayers (who or what they’re praying to or for remains a mystery). All we have to do is spend TRILLIONS of dollars to buy all this stuff from the Chinese, and then we’ll be all set…oh wait.
Get Ready for Blackouts and Brownouts All Across America.
by Op-Ed
This summer, we are expecting electrical issues, so get your generator tuned up and your fuel tank filled. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the group which monitors our electricity grid, says get ready for blackouts and brownouts all across America.
Energy Propaganda v. Energy Reality and the EPAs War on Mobility
by Skip
What the Greenies and their supporters in the mainstream media want you to see – and believe:
It Isn’t the Wind (Power) They Want, It’s The Money (Subsidies) In Their Pockets
by Skip
The Left and Eco-Socialist crowds are always yammering about the “subsidies” that the fossil fuel industry gets and telling that it isn’t fair. Well, nothing in life is fair like how they blame the industry and not the CongressTwits that put those laws into effect.
Everything is Big in Texas, Even the Grid Failures
If you’d like a decent look at the real problems with the electric grid in Texas, this is a good investment of your time. It provides some common-sense explanation of the math problem tied to the policy failures and how a Republican Governor who is a big advocate of fossil fuels is responsible.
Notable Quote or DISQUS Doodling – Vindaloo Bugaboo
by Skip
Commenter Vindaloo Bugaboo (VB) nails the imperative question at TreeHugger leaving little wiggle room, which makes the Renewable Energy types howl, scream, and break Godwin’s Law. VB took all of the posts at Tree Hugger and wrapped it up into a single question that ANY Conservative should be asking:
Hold on To Your Wallets – New England’s Governors Promising Regional Energy Improvements
New England has energy infrastructure issues. But none of them will be resolved by this. “Vermont Governor Phil Scott and governors from four Northeast states today issued a statement calling for reforms needed to achieve their states’ respective goals for clean, affordable, and reliable electricity.”
Wait! Wait! What’s the deal – they’re renewable, right?
by Skip
Germany’s Giant Windmills Are Wildly Unpopular. It’s getting harder to get permission to erect the turbine towers. Local regulations are getting stricter. Bavaria decided back in 2014 that the distance between a wind turbine and the nearest housing must be 10 times the height of the mast, which, given the density of dwellings, makes it … Read more
Solar road has no solar gain – so much for the “yellow brick road”!
by Skip
Yeah, why am I not surprised – not the brightest idea when it first came out. Doing roads is hard. Roads HAVE to be hard. Solar cells are not hard. Doubt me? Reformatted, emphasis mine: Three Years Later, the French Solar Road Is a Total Flop Three years later, even the most optimistic supporters have … Read more