blackouts, Tag

By Jo Nova The cause of the mysterious oscillations and the big Iberian blackout is still a mystery, and it will take six months before the world has forgotten, sorry, I mean before the official report is finished.

LA-based climate campaigner Michael Mezzatesta, self-described economics and climate educator, has a new one for the climate debate: blackouts are good, bringing us together! He states:

Here’s the inescapable reality. Wind, solar and grid-scale battery power are not clean, green, renewable or sustainable. These installations and transmission lines blanket scenic, cropland and habitats. They slaughter raptors...

Britain’s rush to Net Zero could leave it vulnerable to months-long blackouts, as reliance on intermittent renewables strains the grid, escalating costs and jeopardising energy security...

By Jo Nova The latest news is that power has been restored in Spain, Portugal and parts of France, but the economic loss of a blackout that affected up to 55 million people for half a day is estimated at 2-4 billion Euro...

By Jo Nova Is this the Net Zero world we’re aiming for? It could be a coincidence, but Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewables for the first time on April 16th...

In other words, it doesn’t really matter if your local utility has top-tier cybersecurity if their upstream partners don’t bother. One weak link, and the whole chain shakes.

Citizens of the U.K. have missed serious power blackouts by a whisker. But recent events highlight the dangers of prioritizing ideology over practicality and serve as a warning to those who would allow climate dogma to guide...

Freddie Sayers is joined by energy analyst Kathryn Porter to break down the National Grid numbers and find out how Net Zero might cause blackouts by 2030.

It does not take a genius to work out why? We shut down more than 20 GW of reliable coal capacity, and thought we could replace it with medieval technology that only works when the wind blows!

Cold kills and America is at great risk of deadly subzero blackouts. Renewables are part of the problem but gas is the biggest part. We now know that the supply system that feeds our gas fired power plants can be unreliable...

By Jo Nova The Australian electricity grid is not-fit-for-purpose. And failure is being normalized. Last Wednesday during the near-miss of a blackout in Sydney the AEMO spent $3,558,000 on “demand reduction” which...

By Jo Nova Going Green with Diesel Back in February, South Australia was the Renewables Wonderland basking in the thrill of driving two diesel plants out of business...

By Jo Nova Following the footsteps of Cuba It’s not even summer and the Australian grid is having heart palpitations.

Nova's story raises critical questions about energy policy and the realistic capacity of renewables to provide energy security. While her perspective is skeptical of the efficacy of renewables in their current state, it emphasizes...