Electrifying everything via renewable sources is dangerously asinine
by Rob Roper
The total solar eclipse this week was totally cool, for sure. How lucky we Vermonters were that we could just walk outside, take in this once in a generation natural phenomenon, then pop back into our houses to resume whatever it was we were doing twenty minutes earlier. Not so for the estimated 160,000 tourists who ventured here via automobile to experience three minutes of mid-afternoon twilight.
Why were we so favored by the goddess Selene? Perhaps Vermont more than other states was in need of some divine lesson-giving regarding mortal hubris and our politicians’ absurd promises that they can control the weather through renewable energy and electrification policies. A couple of news items highlight the lessons we hope they learn….
I had to rush back because I noticed the battery on my Tesla was running low and all the charging stations at Jay Peak were taken,” said Monica Livesey.
When the Livesey family found a charging station in St. Johnsbury, there were lines of electric vehicles dozens deep.
“I got there with one mile only to find out there were about 60 cars waiting to be charged,” Livesey said…. The Livesey family waited more than four hours to charge their Tesla….
The Livesey family arrived at their Wakefield home at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Of note, the drive from St. Johnsbury to Wakefield, MA, should normally take a little over two and a half hours. And, more importantly, your standard gas station with eight pumps (the same number as there are chargers at the St. J Tesla station) would have been able to fill the tanks of sixty internal combustion engine cars in a little over half an hour.
Now, consider that this happened on a pretty nice day by April-in-Vermont standards, to a bunch of relatively happy people who had just enjoyed a communally uplifting experience that they had planned for in advance. Next, instead, imagine that this situation was the result of an evacuation order brought on by a natural disaster – a flood, wildfire, ice storm, killer bee infestation…. Definitely a different vibe with less forgiving consequences.
Take it a step further and imagine this happens in 2035 when Vermont politicians have decided for us that no more internal combustion engines can be sold in Vermont, and the percentage of electric vehicles on the roads competing for those chargers are multiples of what they are now. Yeah, yikes.
And, lastly, consider what would happen if the very natural disaster that required the evacuation order knocked out the electrical grid. Yeah, we’re screwed.
Which brings us to lesson story number two! This one from our very own WCAX, “GMP calls on battery power from customers during solar eclipse.”
The opening line states, “As could be expected, solar power production tanked during Monday’s total eclipse.” Yes, when things get between the sun and solar panels – the moon every few decades, but somewhat more frequently clouds, and significantly more irritatingly eighteen inches of April snowfall – solar power production tanks. This is why solar power is considered to be an intermittent, unreliable power source. To make it a state policy to become more reliant on an expensive unreliable power source when a cheaper, reliable source is available is, yes indeed, as stupid as it sounds. Yet here we are about to pass a Net Zero by 2030 Renewable Energy Standard.
The story goes on, “But what could have otherwise caused complications in the regional power grid was instead offset by battery storage.” Okay. All good, well, and fine about battery storage, being able to backfill some of Green Mountain Power’s demand during the eclipse, but the notion that three minutes of off-schedule twilight-level sunshine could cause complications for the regional power grid – because we are increasingly and purposefully relying more on solar electricity – should be a serious red flag regarding the energy policy path we’re being led down. That’s the real story, crack reporters at WCAX, and you missed it!
As I have said before and will say here again, if you really believe we are in for a future featuring more extreme and/or erratic weather events (even if you don’t, but especially if you do) intentionally increasing dependence upon intermittent, weather-dependent energy sources like solar and wind defies all logic, common sense, and basic intelligence.
Like Icarus consumed by arrogance, our elected representatives are heedless of the warnings, are taking us too close to the sun — literally in this case — with technology that can’t handle what they’re asking of it, and as that story goes so too will this end badly. (Just had to get that last Greek mythology reference in there to wrap things up neatly! Thanks for indulging!)
Rob Roper is a freelance writer who has been involved with Vermont politics and policy for over 20 years. This article reprinted with permission from Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics, robertroper.substack.com
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I find it scary that so many people believe the line of crap being peddled by those who stand to make so much money from this. Hopefully some of the people that waited so long to get a charge in their “electric horse” spread the word about the downside of these novelties. I also find it unconscionable that the people pushing this boondoggle will most likely never be held accountable for the mess that they are causing.
From Reuters, April 8 2024:
“ISO New England, which spans six New England states, said the eclipse’s path of totality includes northern areas in its footprint. On a clear day, approximately 6,000 MW of solar power may go offline during the eclipse, it said.
Assuming a clear, sunny day, “this could represent a 92% loss of overall solar generation,” the grid operator added.
Solar will be replaced by other power resources that can come online quickly such as batteries, pumped storage, or natural gas to meet demand.”
Fine for a 20 minute event, but even industrial sized batteries won’t cut it for 30 days without sun, like we experienced earlier this winter. Natural Gas will continue to do the heavy lifting.
Given the Vermont legislature’s 30 year previous history about pretending-
I’d have a generator and wood stove for backup to the reality being forced upon us.
eclipse/// was this a massive mind control project/// i can not wait to get my own ev/// maybe after this week end i will change my mind/// by by by ev///
Vermont Constitution :
“Article 6. [Officers servants of the people]
That all power being originally inherent in and co[n]sequently derived from the people, therefore, all officers of government, whether legislative or executive, are their trustees and servants; and at all times, in a legal way, accountable to them ”
“intentionally increasing dependence upon intermittent, weather-dependent energy sources like solar and wind defies all logic, common sense, and basic intelligence ”
Legislative malpractice has real potential when legislators stop being accountable to Vermonters and physical and/or financial harm are potentially done to them through the passage of laws affecting negatively their safety and their well being for the sole purpose of satisfying an ideology without proven and recognizable benefits for Vermonters.
When in 2015 I asked Chris Bray the reasons behind the CEP emissions goals, he responded: ” We must save the planet “.
You gotta hand it to the ignorance of the radical Woke mindset…they will blurt out any absurdity to advance their politics. Case in point…The View” co-host Sunny Hostin blamed Monday’s solar eclipse, Friday’s earthquake, and the expected cicada breeding season on “climate change.” I wonder how many of our Legislators have been influenced by the scientific insights and proclamations of these learned femme fatales and their clueless following…
Back up, back up, back up, back up.
For ALL operating SYSTEMS.
The earth has it.
The sun has it.
The moon…does not…
Like humans are just discovering fire again…
I’ll say it again, (with no remorse) the concept of man made climate is a farce. The exception being, of course, (which our government has been experimenting with and doing since at least the 1960s) is geoengineering. It’s not little people driving their cars and heating their homes. The current push towards electrification is only about control, who travels, when, where and how far. We need to start outright revolting on every level possible, if we wait for the Marxist secret police night time visits it will be too late.
Aloha to All-Blessings Michele 4.12.24…I’m a self-proclaimed researcher since 2009, networker, authentic knowledge seeker and a big advocate for sharing content such as this article that was very eloquently written by Rob Roper. This information reached over 110 Human Beings inclusive of other user platforms, in various states, to include Canada, via 7 blast email lists I acquired due to becoming a digital soldier late 2019 after being censored on various social medium platforms. Below are my comments I added to the email.
Start content: I thought this article’s content might be a good refresher for all readers that might want to share with folks who are nose blind to such narratives. After reading the article content, maybe those folks who bought into such a trend without using critical thinking coupled with research, along with having such an adverse huge impact on the planet, will finally have an epiphany !!! Additionally, it appears we still need the Celestial aspects to remind us our technology choices aren’t always aligned appropriately when it comes to overlaying a newer inadequate structure over an existing structure that is being demonized for other negative agendas!
And lastly, I’m grappling with all the adverse weather elements that have nothing to do with the rhetoric of ‘global warming’ but indeed to the lack of spiritual attention even [prayers] from our fellow Human Beings—so I appealed to one of my very few humble & wise fellow Human Being I’ve come to know and spiritually love; and shared my musing about all the adverse weather of excessive amounts of [clouds] and water [rain — snow-heavy wet snow] especially on the east coast and definitely in Vermont, to the point of raging rivers—-harm to even drowning, a good portion of TREES, [snapping to breaking all size branches] uprooting large base trees—to even a point of harming all fish, even ground dwellers [soil erosion] [inability to grow hay/straw] insects, the birds and especially BEES, that help provide our authentic organic foods [veggie & yes, animal sources] that a good portion of Humanity is nose blind to and here is her response I emphatically concur with:
Re: weather, rain, storms, water deluge ish ness : The element of water in some circles refers to or represents emotion … wonder if we are manifesting water outwardly cuz humanity consciousness is lacking it innerly, lacking love kindness respect for life, for earth ??? Or maybe we, the group consciousness, has attracted the masses amounts of water cuz we need “consciousness-cleansing” 🤣 I am enjoying re-reading your ponderings and your question, “what is the message?” I ask myself, and my GoddieGang, the same question often … Another thing Christ says is that DivineConsciousness always has an answer, solution,,, we need to be still and listen, sometimes means waiting, for it, answer/solution/clarity/awareness, to come to us. Let me know if you get clarity about the water message, eh?
Jonathan was right in mentioning geoengineering as the real cause of this horrific weather. It seems that the military (mostly) enjoys experimenting with bioweapons to find the effects on humanity, birds, animals and the trees and land itself. Dumping nanoparticulates with metals into the high altitude by planes showers earth with EM energy and toxins that ‘disturb’ the natural way of things.
I was hoping that Guy would have someone at the Williston gathering to report on Dane Wigington’s presentation about the literal destruction of our planet via geoengineering. Dane has researched this for 20 years and followed planes with his top-of-the-line equipment to provide proof of what we are breathing and ingesting. This is not a political issue, it affects us ALL!