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Originally Posted by CW3SF
The grid is most definitely an issue on the near horizon. There simply arent enough reliable renewable energy sources available to supply adequate power at this point in time. And the movement that’s pushed EV production is also staunchly against those power sources which are capable of propping up the grid (natural gas and nuclear). They’ve already pushed out most of the use of coal (formerly the most relied on resource for the grid).
Now they are going after natural gas and petroleum, which largely replaced coal on the grid. You can generate enough power with nuclear but (1) they are against nuclear also and (2) nuclear is slow to bring online and offline - meaning that a considerable amount of “quick on/off” generation is needed in order to manage the grid on an ongoing basis..ie coal, natural gas.
Wind/hydro don’t make enough of a dent in the grid to be much of a factor either way.
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Then the whole situation blows up in their face, like it does here in CA (power shuts off), and they act like they could have never seen it coming or have systems in place to prevent it. You nailed it on the head