Alex Epstein

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Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Fact: Since at any given time solar/wind can go near zero, using them as replacements for reliable power plants doesn’t work. For example, TX’s Feb. 2021 disaster was caused by solar/wind disappearing and inadequate investment in reliable power plants and their weatherization. https://t.co/aJ7JCxy6nC — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2023

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Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Fact: The next 7 years are scheduled to be a bloodbath of reliable capacity retirements. There are 93 GW of announced coal plant retirements, plus up to 92 more GW are at risk retiring early due to new EPA rules. That's almost ⅕ of our already-scarce reliable capacity shut down. https://t.co/fh3aqf6AdH — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2023

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Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Fact: Batteries will not make unreliable solar/wind reliable! Battery storage is expensive and can only provide a given "capacity" (e.g., 1 GW) for a few hours, and only then if fully charged. Planned batteries are nowhere near enough to compensate for solar/wind's unreliability. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2023