Alex Epstein

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Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Ominously, America’s grid is in its most fragile state in decades. Not only have we witnessed ruinous blackouts in California and Texas, electricity shortages are now routine throughout the US. FERC Commissioner Mark Christie: “We’re heading for a reliability crisis.” — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 17, 2022

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A reliable grid is foundational to our quality of life. Our lives depend on ultra-reliable electricity for the refrigerators that preserve our food, the water treatment plants that keep our water drinkable, the A/C that keeps us cool, the factories that produce our goods, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 17, 2022

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The root cause of the reliability crisis is simple: America is shutting down too many reliable power plants—plants that can be controlled to produce electricity when needed in the exact quantity needed. And it is attempting to replace them with unreliable solar and wind. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 17, 2022