“Democrats are pushing a Green New Deal to end the use of fossil fuels and rely entirely on renewable energy. The Cape Cod town of Falmouth, Mass., offers a cold gust of reality on such ambitions with its experience on a $10 million wind-energy investment.”
Wind/solar
100% wind/solar mandate forces Texas households to pay $1,219 per year more for electricity
Waste crisis looms as thousands of solar panels reach end of life
Photovoltaic panels contain hazardous substances and “when we are sending hundreds of thousands of e-waste items to landfill we are also creating a pollution problem.”
Source: Sydney Morning Herald Web | Waste crisis looms as thousands of solar panels reach end of lifePDF
Texas municipality to shutdown coal plant for the summer — State frets blackout risk
Good luck, Texas.
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Colorado utility won’t be able to replace coal with wind
Warren Buffet’s Tax Farming in Nevada
Warren Buffet rushes to harvest federal solar subsidies before they start phasing out in 2020. Nevada ratepayers will be left holding the bag with expensive solar and battery storage junk technology.
Wind/solar needs more subsidies
Noisy Iowa wind turbines bite the dust
There are many reasons why central station coal-fired generating facilities are superior to wind. Cost-at scale-is one. This is another: “The constant whoosh, whoosh, whoosh sound they make is nonstop… and the shadow effect was like I was back in the ’70s with the disco strobe light.”
Source: WCFCourier.com