and replace them with solar and wind. A 1 min. short video from DW. Spain had some major power outages in the past few weeks and badmouthers are blaming them on wind & solar.
Archive for the ‘Wind’ Category:
2025-05-15 Redlining Shaped The Power Grid. Communities Of Color Are Still Paying The Price.
Good Floodlight article about electric grids in neighborhoods and how the poor are suffering – inequality. https://floodlightnews.org/redlining-shaped-the-power-grid-communities-of-color-are-still-paying-the-price/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
2025-05-14 Solar And Wind Accounted For Almost 98% Of New US Electrical Generating Capacity
Quote “”Solar and wind accounted for almost 98% of new US electrical generating capacity added in Q1 2025, according to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign. Solar and wind also made up an impressive 100% of new capacity in March, and March was the 19th consecutive month in
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2025-05-08 California Shattered The Myth That Renewables Aren’t Reliable
For 98 of 116 days California met 100% of electric demand for 10 hours using only renewables. Solar is Winning! https://www.facebook.com/reel/1114042600561278/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2025-03-31 Drone Closeup Of Power Pylon And Worker
This is a short video. The insulator strings each have 30 insulators. That’s several hundred kilovolts AC. Each of the three phases has a bundle of four conductors. That’s a very large amount of power!! https://www.facebook.com/reel/552027003839740/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2025-03-22 List Ranks Countries By Wind/water/solar Power As A Percent Of Total Electrical Use
The US is down low on the list. One reason is because the US has 96 nuclear power plants that generate about 20% of the total power. But new wind and solar are being built in many states so the US will be higher in the list as years pass. Here is the source of
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2025-03-05 Solving Renewables Recycling In The US
Matt Ferrel describes how renewables – solar panels and wind turbine blades – and battery storage are being recycled.
2025-02-22 ‘Chaotic’ USDA Funding Freeze Stalls Rural Renewable Projects
The grantees of the US Department of Agriculture entered into a contract for grants to help pay for their renewable electricity projects. Now this funding freeze is withholding the money, in violation of their contracts. It looks like they should be hiring lawyers to take the US government to court and sue for the money
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2025-02-06 Orkney Islands Paving The Way For The Rest Of The World
Tom Scott tells us about how orkney Islands is far ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to renewables. Also they are generating and storing hydrogen. https://www.facebook.com/tomscott/videos/1579577666016228/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2025-01-25 Tesla Becoming Fastest Growing Power Company
Sam, Electric Viking tells about Tesla Electric’s Megapacks, also about a 2 year waiting list, which will be reduced when the Megafactory opens in China.
