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• Build It, And The Wind Won’t Come
  Wednesday’s EIA report is a stark reminder that all of that generation capacity is subject to the vagaries of the wind.
• It is Time to Talk About “Capacity Factors”
  Since the easy locations have already been “used up”, one can expect average natural capacity factors to decline over time… contrary to what Net-Zero plans assume
• 2021: The Year Renewables “Lost Last Place”
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  Hundreds of millions of people without adequate heating fuel in the dead of winter is not particularly funny. If a cold winter strikes, all the yappiest energy-transition-now dogs will fade into the woodwork, distancing themselves from the disinformation...
• A MODEST SUGGESTION REGARDING RENEWABLE ENERGY
  By KEVIN KILTY, Introduction This past March 12 the Center of the American Experiment (CAE) released a study of projected power costs for Minnesota on the basis of its new policy mandating 50% renewable energy by year 20301...
• Walport’s UK Energy Fantasy Does Not Add Up
  By Paul Homewood Bishop Hill  had a post the other day, about a presentation on climate change given to the cabinet by Chief Scientist, Sir Mark Walport, seen at right...

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