The idea that renewable energy is to blame for Texas and parts of other states running out of electricity is pure fiction, energy reporter @Sammy_Roth writes.
But at the same time, “simply blaming fossil fuels for what went wrong isn’t quite right.” latimes.com/environment/ne…
But at the same time, “simply blaming fossil fuels for what went wrong isn’t quite right.” latimes.com/environment/ne…
Just like California’s rolling blackouts last summer resulted from a range of causes — including a climate-fueled heat wave, poor planning by state regulators and faulty market design — so, too, are the forces at work in Texas nuanced. latimes.com/environment/ne…
Texas officials didn’t require energy infrastructure to be upgraded to withstand freezing temperatures.
They allowed homes to be built that leak too much heat.
And they chose to operate their electric grid in isolation from the rest of the country. latimes.com/environment/ne…
They allowed homes to be built that leak too much heat.
And they chose to operate their electric grid in isolation from the rest of the country. latimes.com/environment/ne…
As @Sammy_Roth wrote this week, most of the Texas power generators that have found themselves frozen solid or unable to access fuel aren’t wind turbines, but rather coal- and gas-fired power plants — in other words, fossil fuels. latimes.com/environment/st…
Clean-energy activists in CA are pushing for building codes that require all-electric heating and cooking.
The gas industry has pushed back, arguing its product helps to keep energy affordable and can often be counted on when the electric grid is down. latimes.com/environment/ne…
The gas industry has pushed back, arguing its product helps to keep energy affordable and can often be counted on when the electric grid is down. latimes.com/environment/ne…
The grid emergency in Texas will probably fuel this debate, although it’s uncertain exactly how yet.
“For now, let’s consider Texas the latest warning sign of what can go wrong if we don’t strike the right balance,” @Sammy_Roth writes. latimes.com/environment/st…
“For now, let’s consider Texas the latest warning sign of what can go wrong if we don’t strike the right balance,” @Sammy_Roth writes. latimes.com/environment/st…
Energy reporter @Sammy_Roth covers the Texas blackouts and more in the latest edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West.
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