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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1325805)10/22/2021 5:04:47 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (4) of 1572943
 
Enuf bullshit. Can't you read? China is short of power cuz the coal generators were going broke because of the cost of coal;. China doesn't claim to be self-sufficient in green energy. This was a failure of coal, which produces 57% of their electricity.

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"You can't easily ramp up wind and solar energy on demand"
That's why there will be a lot of storage in a carbon-free society..
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"Meanwhile, every time demand spikes up for whatever reason, green energy fails. Every time. It happened in Texas (cold snap), it's happening here in California,"
Texas was an NG failure. California is only about 35% green, so wind and solar can't even meet the normal demand. That will remain the case for several decades.

The Great Texas Blackout Was Caused by a Failure to Ensure ...
texasmonthly.com

Mar 3, 2021 — The Great Texas Blackout Was Caused by a Failure to Ensure Supplies of Natural Gas

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What Caused the Blackouts in Texas? - The New York Times
nytimes.com › texas-blackouts-disinformation

May 3, 2021 — The state's widespread electricity failure was largely caused by freezing natural gas pipelines. That didn't stop advocates for fossil fuels ..
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