T. Boone Pickens has a plan

What part of texas u live in? There is enough wind and sun to power texas,la,ms,ok,ks easily. When u have solar, u also have storage cells for use. Saying that we can't do it, but we can put a man on the moon and clone mammals just don't add up. The politicians just have to get oil companies off payroll.

 

^ @KingCheetah still hiding from @leebigez as renewables dominate ^​

 

So at what point is this great news while otoh a problem if another freeze out happens?

I ask because people blamed renewables on the last freeze even when shutdowns in gas plants were the main culprit.

So while that was a head fake, it's still a legit concern due to climate instability.

 

The US gets 20% of it's electricity from renewables. I have to say that's surprising

 

Thanks for the bump. 2008 was also the shale revolution and gas prices and gas price volatility fell after 2008. Things have changed a lot because of wind and gas, especially in Texas.

Renewables aren't dispatchable, so they're a reliability risk especially in times of disaster. Their industry is looking at more transmission to be the solution. I think that'll help a little, but we can't really forsake gas-fired power until we have a lot more energy storage. Those CCGTs have to at least exist -- and be paid to exist -- and be ready even if they're just backup power for when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine.