On 19 Feb 2021, Mike Powell said the following...
More so than the CCP does. The Paris Accord did little but set us up to pay while others were allowed to pollute. Basically, to make people like
yourself feel good, like there was something being done.
Pay who for what?
Of course not, "Weather Alert" said that. Since you're replying as if I'd said that you did say that, then I'm going to assume that you are "Weather Alert."
Did you not imply that more freezing rain and more thaw-and-freeze
cycles are why the Texas wind turbines failed when the turbines in Canada and northern Europe don't?
Freezing rain and thaw-and-freeze are exactly why they get winterized. AndDid you not imply that more freezing rain and more thaw-and-freeze cycles are why the Texas wind turbines failed when the turbines in Canad northern Europe don't?More likely to get freezing rain, maybe. What I implied was that wind turbines won't work HERE (which isn't Texas) because we get more freezing rain and more thaw-and-freeze. They also wouldn't work here because, although there are plenty of days we get a lot of wind, there are many in the dead of Summer where the wind doesn't blow at all.
YOU have implied that things like wind turbines can be primary replacements for other power sources. In this part of the country, they cannot. Apparently in your part, they cannot, either. Also, based on input from someone from CANADA, they are not using them as primaryThat Canada is not using them as a primary source does not mean that Canada cannot use them as a primary source. You are making an assumption without backing it up. The bigger the grid, the more various sources of energy can be leveraged against each other. Some may work well in one are, some may work
sources there, either.
Why don't you move somewhere where they are a primary source, and then tell us how great things are? Oh, wait, telling us would require a reliable source of power... guess you could tell us during the hours of the day where you actually have power, if you aren't desperate for AC or heat at the same time.I have not lost power for more than a couple of hours during this fiasco, but millions have. Also, I can't for the life of me understand why conservatives cannot understand communication. Not just modern communication, but books
We clean up while China sits on their hands and gets paid for the jobs we have to move offshore in order to make our clean up quotas.China is making efforts to clean up their environment, and have recently said that they were accelerating those efforts.
demand:supply ratio skyrocketed, millions were without power, the priceThe unit in question was a MWh. Wholesale market prices are capped by ERCOT
of a unit of energy (I can't remember which, maybe it was a kW/h?) shot
up from $20 to $9000, and suddenly the energy companies were profiting
That Canada is not using them as a primary source does not mean that Canada cannot use them as a primary source. You are making an assumption without backing it up. The bigger the grid, the more various sources of energy can be leveraged against each other. Some may work well in one are, some may work well in another, but we play to our strengths and share. But that's "socialism," isn't it?
"Primary source" means we can use them by themselves if we have to. What you just described is not using them by themselves. Back that up.
"Primary source" means we can use them by themselves if we have to. What
you just described is not using them by themselves. Back that up.
I said that just because we're not using them as a primary source isn't a valid argument that we couldn't.
Those big batteries you mentioned the other day... are they made out of eco-friendly material or, like most batteries, are they going to pollute the air/water with toxic fumes/liquids should they happen to be compromised during an earthquake, flood, or fire, or when they blow up
at the plant they are manufactured at?
MIKE POWELL wrote to JEFF THIELE <=-
Those big batteries you mentioned the other day... are they made out of eco-friendly material or, like most batteries, are they going to
pollute the air/water with toxic fumes/liquids should they happen to be compromised during an earthquake, flood, or fire, or when they blow up
at the plant they are manufactured at?
According to the ignorant Lefties, batteries are made from unicorn poop. Completely non-polluting and will last forever. And they are charged
from electricity generated by unicorn farts (no greenhouse gas).
Jeff Thiele wrote to MIKE POWELL <=-
Even if they were compromised, I doubt they'd be a bigger environmental hazard than the Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, or even the Keystone Pipeline spills.
Don't forget Bopal, India... oh, wait, that was a battery plant...
According to the ignorant Lefties, batteries are made from unicorn poop. Completely non-polluting and will last forever. And they are charged from electricity generated by unicorn farts (no greenhouse gas).
Lefties can *never* see the full circle. The only see the parts that they like.
Mike Powell wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-
Well that is great! Maybe I need to drink the leftie koolaid and get
on board! Maybe we both should.
That said, I cannot find any of those magic unicorn poop batteries on
the Lowes website. Do you know where we can get them?
Jeff Thiele wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-
If you'd been following along, you'd know that we were specifically discussing batteries charged by wind and/or solar.
And if you had any knowledge on this topic, you'd know that wind/solar can't keep up with the demand and don't work well when the wind doesn't blow or solar panels are covered with snow.
Oops. Strike that. Asking a Leftie will just trigger them because they
1) won't be able to tell you or 2) have to come to grips with the fact that they have no idea how electricity is created. Either way, they would have
to admit that they aren't all knowing and that's painful for them.
Oops. Strike that. Asking a Leftie will just trigger them because they 1) won't be able to tell you or 2) have to come to grips with the fact t they have no idea how electricity is created. Either way, they would ha to admit that they aren't all knowing and that's painful for them.
Or they will provide a link to prove that solar power can be a reliable, primary power source. Of course, the place referenced won't
actually exist yet, other than as "an idea," and will clearly state that if it ever becomes "real" it will be linked to the main (non-solar) grid so that they can maintain consistent power without brown/blackouts when the Sun isn't out.
False. It does exist and has been populated since 2018. It has chosen to cooperate with other energy sources rather that be off-grid; as such it does not store excess energy created during the day. The excess energy is transferred to the FPL grid and then reclaimed at night. No, it's not the "same" energy due to the transient nature of electricity, but it's a give-and-take. Your reading comprehension sucks balls.
No, not really. At 400 people, they may be able to do all the things you say they can. But they clearly state why they are staying tied to the grid... to maintain consistent power.
If your chosen source of power cannot maintain consistent power when the sky is overcast, it isn't much of a power source.
And that is all in FLORIDA, the "Sunshine State." Imagine what'd be like trying to maintain a city of a few thousand (isn't their target 40K inhabitants plus businesses?) in an area not known for its daily
sunshine.
You were asked to povide a source of something from reality and instead chose to provide one that is still mostly fantasy and impractical for
most of the country.
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