California Battery Storage: Continuing Fire Problems

California is leading the nation in battery energy storage. No current figures are available, as the sector is growing so fast it is difficult to keep up. At the end of November 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration, California had 7.302 GW of battery storage, followed by Texas at 3.167 GW. No other state had 1 GW of battery storage. BloombergNEF reported that California saw 8,171-MW of storage from 2021 through 2023.   That makes California a test bed for battery storage, including increasing information about fires. . . . [More]

California Battery Storage: Continuing Fire Problems

California is leading the nation in battery energy storage. No current figures are available, as the sector is growing so fast it is difficult to keep up. At the end of November 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration, California had 7.302 GW of battery storage, followed by Texas at 3.167 GW. No other state had 1 GW of battery storage. BloombergNEF reported that California saw 8,171-MW of storage from 2021 through 2023.   That makes California a test bed for battery storage, including increasing information about fires. . . . [More]

When Green Isn’t Clean… What They Don’t Tell You About Hydropower

When we think of clean energy, hydropower often sits at the top of the list. After all, it’s renewable, seemingly reliable, and emits no direct greenhouse gases during operation. But as with anything in life and in energy... the devil’s in the details. It turns out that hydropower’s reputation as the ultimate clean energy source might be more myth than reality...Re Posted From: When Green Isn’t Clean… What They Don’t Tell You About HydropowerWatts Up With That . . . [More]

When Green Isn’t Clean… What They Don’t Tell You About Hydropower

When we think of clean energy, hydropower often sits at the top of the list. After all, it’s renewable, seemingly reliable, and emits no direct greenhouse gases during operation. But as with anything in life and in energy... the devil’s in the details. It turns out that hydropower’s reputation as the ultimate clean energy source might be more myth than reality...Re Posted From: When Green Isn’t Clean… What They Don’t Tell You About HydropowerWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Confusion grows over offshore wind controls

Bringing offshore wind under control will be a complex process under administrative law, which few people know much about. As a result there is likely to be a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. Some of this will be seriously funny.Re Posted From: Confusion grows over offshore wind controlsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Confusion grows over offshore wind controls

Bringing offshore wind under control will be a complex process under administrative law, which few people know much about. As a result there is likely to be a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. Some of this will be seriously funny.Re Posted From: Confusion grows over offshore wind controlsWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Facebook “Fact Checks” Prof. Will Happer

By Angela Wheeler The only way to combat censorship is to shine a light on it whenever we see it. In censoring material that contradicts the popular � though increasingly… Re Posted From: Facebook “Fact Checks” Prof. Will HapperWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Facebook “Fact Checks” Prof. Will Happer

By Angela Wheeler The only way to combat censorship is to shine a light on it whenever we see it. In censoring material that contradicts the popular � though increasingly… Re Posted From: Facebook “Fact Checks” Prof. Will HapperWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Climate Change Weekly # 532 — Energy, Climate Top Agenda Items for Trump’s Busy First Days: Pt.

With the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States, the nation’s environment, energy, and climate policies took a dramatic shift. Trump promised to end climate lockdowns and unjustified, harmful diktats restricting personal freedom and consumer choice and imposing energy subservience to international bureaucrats, green-energy profiteers, power-hungry elites, and the Chinese Communist Party. Trump’s initial flurry of executive orders (EO) counts as promises kept.Re Posted From: Climate Change Weekly # 532 — Ene . . . [More]

Climate Change Weekly # 532 — Energy, Climate Top Agenda Items for Trump’s Busy First Days: Pt.

With the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States, the nation’s environment, energy, and climate policies took a dramatic shift. Trump promised to end climate lockdowns and unjustified, harmful diktats restricting personal freedom and consumer choice and imposing energy subservience to international bureaucrats, green-energy profiteers, power-hungry elites, and the Chinese Communist Party. Trump’s initial flurry of executive orders (EO) counts as promises kept.Re Posted From: Climate Change Weekly # 532 — Ene . . . [More]

Margins of Error

Incompetence and dishonesty are simply far too rampant to outsource major life decisions without critical analysis. So don’t gamble your life on “experts” who offer solid bets that “you can’t lose.” Instead, keep it locked to Just Facts Academy, so you can learn how to research like a genius.Re Posted From: Margins of ErrorWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Margins of Error

Incompetence and dishonesty are simply far too rampant to outsource major life decisions without critical analysis. So don’t gamble your life on “experts” who offer solid bets that “you can’t lose.” Instead, keep it locked to Just Facts Academy, so you can learn how to research like a genius.Re Posted From: Margins of ErrorWatts Up With That . . . [More]

The Hidden Renewable Energy in Central Asia

One of the biggest threats to human health, and a major source of air pollution, is regularly hidden in statistical reports as “renewable energy:” the burning of dung, wood, and lump coal. Re Posted From: The Hidden Renewable Energy in Central AsiaWatts Up With That . . . [More]

The Hidden Renewable Energy in Central Asia

One of the biggest threats to human health, and a major source of air pollution, is regularly hidden in statistical reports as “renewable energy:” the burning of dung, wood, and lump coal. Re Posted From: The Hidden Renewable Energy in Central AsiaWatts Up With That . . . [More]

How to Think about Climate Change

So, the takeaway message is that policies that slow CO2 emissions are based on flawed computer models which exaggerate warming by factors of two or three, probably more. That is message number one. So, why do we give up our freedoms, why do we give up our automobiles, why do we give up a beefsteak because of this model that does not work?Re Posted From: How to Think about Climate ChangeWatts Up With That . . . [More]

How to Think about Climate Change

So, the takeaway message is that policies that slow CO2 emissions are based on flawed computer models which exaggerate warming by factors of two or three, probably more. That is message number one. So, why do we give up our freedoms, why do we give up our automobiles, why do we give up a beefsteak because of this model that does not work?Re Posted From: How to Think about Climate ChangeWatts Up With That . . . [More]

Live at 1 p.m. Eastern: Making Climate Policy Sane Again – The Climate Realism Show #142

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely are joined by special guest Myron Ebell, who was on President Trump’s EPA Transition Team for his first term, to break down what these reversals of radical climate and energy policy will mean for America and the world. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week.Re Posted From: Live at 1 p.m. Eastern: Making Climate Policy Sane Again � The Climate Realism Show #142Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Live at 1 p.m. Eastern: Making Climate Policy Sane Again – The Climate Realism Show #142

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely are joined by special guest Myron Ebell, who was on President Trump’s EPA Transition Team for his first term, to break down what these reversals of radical climate and energy policy will mean for America and the world. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week.Re Posted From: Live at 1 p.m. Eastern: Making Climate Policy Sane Again � The Climate Realism Show #142Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Trump 47: Drill, Baby, Drill 2.0

Drill, baby, drill!Re Posted From: Trump 47: Drill, Baby, Drill 2.0Watts Up With That . . . [More]

Trump 47: Drill, Baby, Drill 2.0

Drill, baby, drill!Re Posted From: Trump 47: Drill, Baby, Drill 2.0Watts Up With That . . . [More]