I'll never forget the pitch by the door to door salesman for Pacific Power in Portland, OR, telling me and my husband to "go green and renewable" by changing our energy plan over to wind/solar - for MORE money. When I asked if our energy usage would come directly from the energy generated from the wind turbines and solar panels he said, "Well not exactly - it all goes into the grid." Oh - so I'm using the same electricity as what we are accessing now? (It was the dead of winter and in the Pacific NW there is little to no sunshine though there is wind through the Gorge). He fumbled through some meek answer - not memorable. When I asked him how much energy was being contributed to the grid from these renewable sources he had no idea. Further, he said they were still developing ways to transport it - whatever that means! What really takes the cake, however, was the number of fellow neighbors we found out later who signed up for this green energy boondoggle - even had signs in their yard broadcasting it - and who thought their energy was actually coming straight from the wind turbines and solar panels themself 🤦♀️😂.
Drove to Madawaska yesterday along the St John River. Canada is on the other side of the river, the drive is beautiful, through rolling farm country and glorious foliage. And then...all of a sudden, in a former farm field to the right there's this endless chain link fence and inside the fence are hundreds of poles set in cement, awaiting their solar panel arrays. It was really shocking to see such industrial chain link fencing surrounding this former potato field and soon-to-be sprawling industrial "energy park" that's going to "wean us off fossil fuels". I suppose the wind turbines on the hills along the river will be next. Where's the science?
I'll never forget the pitch by the door to door salesman for Pacific Power in Portland, OR, telling me and my husband to "go green and renewable" by changing our energy plan over to wind/solar - for MORE money. When I asked if our energy usage would come directly from the energy generated from the wind turbines and solar panels he said, "Well not exactly - it all goes into the grid." Oh - so I'm using the same electricity as what we are accessing now? (It was the dead of winter and in the Pacific NW there is little to no sunshine though there is wind through the Gorge). He fumbled through some meek answer - not memorable. When I asked him how much energy was being contributed to the grid from these renewable sources he had no idea. Further, he said they were still developing ways to transport it - whatever that means! What really takes the cake, however, was the number of fellow neighbors we found out later who signed up for this green energy boondoggle - even had signs in their yard broadcasting it - and who thought their energy was actually coming straight from the wind turbines and solar panels themself 🤦♀️😂.
Drove to Madawaska yesterday along the St John River. Canada is on the other side of the river, the drive is beautiful, through rolling farm country and glorious foliage. And then...all of a sudden, in a former farm field to the right there's this endless chain link fence and inside the fence are hundreds of poles set in cement, awaiting their solar panel arrays. It was really shocking to see such industrial chain link fencing surrounding this former potato field and soon-to-be sprawling industrial "energy park" that's going to "wean us off fossil fuels". I suppose the wind turbines on the hills along the river will be next. Where's the science?
Better add EV to that. They exploded all over flooded Florida, one home survived, but burned down due to the plugged-in EV. https://townhall.com//tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2022/10/13/florida-homes-burning-down-from-immobilized-evs-after-hurricane-ian-n2614429?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=b6c7e45517db205a05162beabba5ffc9f83c07f7150c95a1c12011e266a2de8c&recip=19488896