"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Our ancient electrical grids are in danger of becoming destabilized by increasing amounts of renewable energy. This is not right wing hysteria. Our grids were designed for steady amounts of power. Renewable energy changes all that. For example, large amounts…
Most renewable energy sources fluctuates in output. By contrast, geothermal energy produces steady baseload power 24 Many coal plants are nearing retirement or are scheduled for closing due to pollution. Geothermal could replace them in New Mexico, Utah. Nevada, and…
California wind turbines kill more birds per megawatt than elsewhere. No one is quite sure why. Disturbingly, data from Altamont Pass wind farms, notorious for bird kills, was not included. However, even in California the mortality rate of birds from…
New Mexico has cut in half the amount of renewable energy utilities must use in the coming years, citing costs. Renewable energy proponents counter that the price of solar is dropping. However, those lower prices are due to at least…
Germany will soon produce enough solar power for most of the county from noon to 2 pm. This could destabilize the grid. Supply and demand must always be in perfect balance. Huge amounts of solar suddenly coming online means traditional…