Renewable energy makes it harder for energy supply to match demand. From John Houghey at The Epoch Times via zerohedge.com:
The nation’s utilities generated 5 percent more electricity during the first six months of 2024 than the first half of 2023 because of a hotter-than-normal start to summer and increasing power demands from the commercial sector, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported in its July Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Some fear intermittent renewable energy from the sun, the wind, water pressure, or geothermal steam cannot reliably keep pace with rapidly growing energy demands without redundant fossil fuel generation unless, or until, battery storage and transmission technologies advance.
Renewable energy sources—solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydro—constitute nearly 95 percent of that added capacity and now generate more than 21 percent of the nation’s electricity, eclipsing coal as a source last year, the EIA said.
The EIA projects that global electricity demand could increase between 30 percent to more than 75 percent of current capacity by 2050, with as much as two-thirds of electricity to come from nuclear and renewables.
The agency projects U.S. power plants will produce 2 percent more electricity during the second half of 2024 than in 2023, with solar power adding 36 billion kilowatt-hours, a 42-percent increase over the new solar power added in all of 2023.
AI world with solar panels, good luck.
Comrade kommissar Walz (CPUSA) is all in and wants the navy powered by algae.
External enemies must love the devolution to clown car circus.
O/T-Swifty concert cancelled in Austria after an ISIS style plan of attack found, two arrested.
Curry Cackler should wear purple and scarlet and do a waltz with comrade Timmeh.
Let’s enjoy the final season of democracy with a basket of rotten fruit and vegetables for tossing.
This just in from X-Ecutioners with Mike Shinoda:
It’s Goin’ Down