Coming Soon to the USA thanks to the libtards

[berryberry]

California also experienced a round of blackouts at other times including during last year’s Labor Day weekend.

The warnings of low grid capacity come days after the California Air Resources Board issued new rules requiring 35% of new vehicles to produce zero emissions by 2026 — a standard that will rise to a 68% benchmark by 2030 and a 100% level by 2035. Yet experts have warned that the state’s electric grid will require significant upgrades to manage a rapid transition away from internal combustion vehicles.

[DrivesAllDay]

Speaking of Solar Power. Turns out those panels stop being efficient when it get too hot.
https://www.sempersolaris.com/solar-...e-hot-weather/

[berryberry]

It's not just European smelters shutting down due to soaring energy prices: the entire German economy is about to get its plug pulled.
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Europe is facing economic devastation and depression at a scale that will make 2008 seems like a walk in the park.

As the FT reports, German manufacturers are halting production in response to the surge in energy prices, a trend the government has described as “alarming”. German economy minister Robert Habeck said industry had worked hard to reduce its gas consumption in recent months, partly by switching to alternative fuels like oil, making its processes more efficient and reducing output. But he amusingly clarified, some companies had also “stopped production altogether” — a development he said was “alarming”.

“It’s not good news," he said, “because it can mean that the industries in question aren’t just being restructured but are experiencing a rupture — a structural rupture, one that is happening under enormous pressure.”

Habeck said rising gas prices were affecting everyone from big industrial companies to small trading firms and the medium-sized enterprises that make up the “Mittelstand”. “Wherever energy is an important part of the business model, companies are experiencing sheer angst,” he said. And since energy is a crucial part of every business model, one can only imagine the chaos, fear and loathing hammering the largest European economy right now.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/st...-energy-prices

[eyecu2]

Originally Posted by orallvr69

Um, it's pretty simple (supply and demand). The electric 'supply' now is barely enough to get by, and as they close coal plants, nuclear plants etc, that weak supply goes from bad to worse.

Then they want to convert everything to electric using "blood batteries". To charge these blood batteries you must use electricity. More electricity then you would use with gasoline {none}. This is a demand increase.

Lower supply + increased demand = dire consequences. Not sure why you would single out TX here but I see solar panels on homes where I live in Pittsburgh suburb. Those same homes with solar panels covered with snow for weeks produce ZERO power. Just sayin'. We already know they won't work at night, dusk, overcast days but snow has the same effect.

From sunrun.comwww.sunrun.com

Do solar panels work in snow?
We’ve learned that solar panels thrive in colder temperatures, but what happens when it snows?

The good news is that even when covered with snow, solar panels can generate electricity.9

Sunlight still reaches solar panels through snow and keeps solar cells producing energy. Solar panels’ dark, reflective glass accelerates snow melt and it slides off before it hampers performance. Installation racks are also typically tilted up at 30 to 45 degrees, which keeps snow from accumulating (to a point).10 A light dusting of snow is likely to blow off or disappear rapidly.

In fact, on cold, clear days, snow from the ground can reflect extra sunlight onto your solar panels like a mirror. This “albedo effect” enables panels to produce even more electricity in the cold.11

Solar panels and cold weather states
Based on research across winter locations, solar is a proven economic energy solution in northern climates.12 Massachusetts and New Jersey were in the top ten states with solar installations in 2018.13 In 2019, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ranked New York in the top ten states for solar installations.14 Solar panels are even used in Alaska and U.S. facilities like McMurdo Station in Antarctica.


Another myth debunked. Gaslighting and being fearful doesn't make it true.

[eyecu2]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

You can thank the heat for that. These will be some the highest energy utilization for the entire year. 10-20 degrees higher than normal

The concern is the 4pm-9pm window. Especially on Monday.

Absolutely the high heat is to blame, and with the West Coast supposedly in the midst of one of the most extreme heat fronts in decades, I imagine they will still have issues. People running AC is likely the largest culprit of energy drain versus powering electric cars. But I'm sure that has an impact too. Just not to what the gas lighting minions of Fox News would like us to believe

[berryberry]

So if it gets hot in California, there is not enough electricity to charge your vehicles or power your homes

What's that called - oh yeah a rolling blackout

[berryberry]

*TURKEY HIKES ELECTRICITY, NATURAL GAS PRICES AS MUCH AS 50%

[HDGristle]

Originally Posted by berryberry

So if it gets hot in California, there is not enough electricity to charge your vehicles or power your homes

What's that called - oh yeah a rolling blackout

That's a substantially oversimplistic generalization, but you own it well.

[berryberry]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

That's a substantially oversimplistic generalization, but you own it well.

From Jeffrey Gundlach who knows a hell of a lot more than you do:

California is headed to a massive electricity shortage, has no plans to increase electric power generation, might be facing hydroelectric power shutdowns due to record low dam water levels, and Newsome wants all car sales to be electric in 14 years.

[HDGristle]

Jeffrey Gubdlach isn't trying to define a rolling blackout. That was you and you did it very, very poorly... one might even say conflating so hard you lost all meaning.

They actually do have a plan to increase generation. It's not a great plan, by any means. But as climate change continues to jack up the heat and dry conditions reduce the water elsewhere that they rely on, they need to adjust that plan.

Which is why they need to reconsider their stance on retiring and eliminating nuclear.

[berryberry]

So in Colorado - they took control over people's thermostats to prevent rolling blackouts. When thousands of Xcel customers in Colorado tried adjusting their thermostats Tuesday, they learned they had no control over the temperatures in their own homes.

DENVER — During the dog days of summer, it's important to keep your home cool. But when thousands of Xcel customers in Colorado tried adjusting their thermostats Tuesday, they learned they had no control over the temperatures in their own homes.

Temperatures climbed into the 90s Tuesday, which is why Tony Talarico tried to crank up the air conditioning in his partner's Arvada home.

"I mean, it was 90 out, and it was right during the peak period," Talarico said. "It was hot."

That's when he saw a message on the thermostat stating the temperature was locked due to an "energy emergency."

"Normally, when we see a message like that, we're able to override it," Talarico said. "In this case, we weren't. So, our thermostat was locked in at 78 or 79."

On social media, dozens of Xcel customers complained of similar experiences — some reporting home temperatures as high as 88 degrees.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...ergy-emergency

[eyecu2]

Probably too high from all the weed he smokes in Colorado to be able to change his thermostat. It's funny that dumb ppl who accept automatic thermostats don't know how to disable their limiter switches etc. Probably a dumbass conservative who didn't take a science class or know how WiFi and ISP settings work.

[berryberry]

Originally Posted by eyecu2

Probably too high from all the weed he smokes in Colorado to be able to change his thermostat. It's funny that dumb ppl who accept automatic thermostats don't know how to disable their limiter switches etc. Probably a dumbass conservative who didn't take a science class or know how WiFi and ISP settings work.

Try Reading comprehension - it was 22,000 people, not 1

[berryberry]

Energy Shortages And Inflation Threaten Civil Unrest In Europe
By Irina Slav - Sep 02, 2022, 7:00 AM CDT

According to risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft, the world is facing an unprecedented rise in civil unrest due to rising inflation and energy costs.

In Europe, even some of the wealthiest nations are facing extreme risk of protest, including the Netherlands and Germany.

While wealthy governments may be able to buy more time, it appears that the worst of this crisis is yet to come.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-G...In-Europe.html

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

Jeffrey Gubdlach isn't trying to define a rolling blackout. That was you and you did it very, very poorly... one might even say conflating so hard you lost all meaning.

They actually do have a plan to increase generation. It's not a great plan, by any means. But as climate change continues to jack up the heat and dry conditions reduce the water elsewhere that they rely on, they need to adjust that plan.

Which is why they need to reconsider their stance on retiring and eliminating nuclear.

... Of course they do.

Which is why the Biden Administration is going to
start building Nuclear power plants... And CHINA
is gonna build 'em...

... Blimey! ... No bleedin' wonder Hunter and
the "Big Guy" have those business dealings
with China... $$$$$

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