Even minimal increases (1-4%) in wind/solar raise electricity prices 11-17%. Reducing CO2 emissions costs $130 to $460 per ton. Disaster.

Source: University of Chicago Web | PDF

“These days there is a recurring refrain from the greens to the effect that renewable power is cheaper than coal power. This is a half truth at best and the false half is the worst part.”

Source: CFACT.org Web | PDF

“That dip in wind output during last month’s deep freeze is now fueling debate about the nation’s embrace of renewable energy.”

Continue reading Turbine shutdowns in polar vortex stoke Midwest anger →

Hmmm… weather doesn’t cause coal to fail.

Source: Bloomberg Web | PDF

“The worst year for new wind energy installations since 2011.”

Source CNBC Web | PDF

The Green New Deal is supplying the Midwest with 1.1% of its electricity this afternoon.

Source: MISO

The Fake News media dutifully reported this morning the EuroStat claim (Web | PDF) that 17.5 percent of EU power comes from renewables. Your default thinking might end you to associate this figure with wind turbines and solar. But you would be wrong.

Continue reading Don’t be fooled by the ‘renewable energy’ label →

“Having enough batteries to serve just PJM with wind and solar would probably cost several trillion dollars, if it could be made to work.”

Source: CFACT.org Web | PDF