Yeah this is decidedly NOT the takeaway, and evidence that a little knowledge is dangerous.
If, as appears likely, this was down to temperature variations then stuff like this will become more common precisely due to fossil fuels.
More oil and gas = more temperature extremes = more blackouts
If, as appears likely, this was down to temperature variations then stuff like this will become more common precisely due to fossil fuels.
More oil and gas = more temperature extremes = more blackouts
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Ketan Joshi
This is another trope that helps associate grid catastrophes with energy transition without evidence.
I call it the Object Proximity tactic: they drops (a) the blackout occurred and (b) there's a high share of renewables, and then just waggles their eyebrows meaningfully ->
archive.ph/aaxUT
I call it the Object Proximity tactic: they drops (a) the blackout occurred and (b) there's a high share of renewables, and then just waggles their eyebrows meaningfully ->
archive.ph/aaxUT
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