As more countries join the stampede to wind and solar, the race in on for the most expensive electricity in the world. This is because wind and solar cost more than conventional power sources and are less reliable. The very most expensive form of "green" energy is offshore wind.
For quite a number of years since Germany's Energie Wende (Energy Transition) they have been in the lead as a country in power prices in their mad rush to wind and solar, although on a more localized level the state of South Australia has had even them beat. That again was due to Labour's mad rush to make that state "a wind and solar superpower" while blowing up all their coal plants.
Last year, the ultra progressive government of Ireland announced a massive offshore wind electricity scheme they clamed would bring down power prices, but it has turned out just the opposite. When bids were recently opened, it rurned out that the offshore wind scheme will bring 150 euro per Megawatt hour electricity prices to Ireland, and they will beat everybody as teh highest in the world.
https://gript.ie/ryans-much-heralded-wind-energy-would-be-worlds-most-expensive-at-first-auction/
North Carolinans should be concerned because our leftwing govenror Roy Cooper is dead set on putting offshore wind power off of the North Carolina coast, while our RINO legislative leadership has colluded with him by passing NC's Green New Deal to claose our conventional power plants. Where Ireland is going now, our idiot polititicians in North Carolina want to follow.
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Countrygirl1411 said:
( May 26th, 2023 @ 5:43 pm )
Some places are finding out that electric school busses are a flop. freebeacon.com
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WE got royally screwed by our own "Republican" leaders in the General Assembly with HB951 and it is going to cost us big time in our pocketbooks, and that has already started with the first double digit electric rate increase caused by HB951, NC's Green New Deal. If other places that have gone down this path are any guide, those will be coming regularly from here on out until we get to Germany's level, where residential electric rates are three times what they have been in North Carolina. Thanks a whole hell of a lot, Tim Moore and Phil Berger.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis triggered California Governor Gavin Newsom into a state of rage this week by sending his “sanctuary state” planes full of illegal aliens.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 11:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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Researchers with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration have determined that cereal reaches its peak flavor at 10 pm if eaten on the couch while watching a true crime documentary.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 11:31 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) wants to make federal buildings beautiful again. Well, what he really wants to do is cement a Trump-era executive order into law requiring “classical architecture” on all new buildings to make that happen.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 11:27 am
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper joined the North Carolina Reproductive Freedom Coalition at a rally for health care freedom.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 11:05 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Statue of Liberty was surrounded by an orange haze on Tuesday as New Yorkers were tormented by smoke coming from Canadian wildfires that started June 2 in Nova Scotia and Quebec.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: Daily Wire
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The University of North Carolina System says it could face a "massive liability" if students from UNC Chapel Hill and N.C. State University win their lawsuit over challenged student fees. The dispute sits at the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 8:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Twitter CEO Elon Musk revealed on Tuesday that his team has managed to significantly increase efficiency at the social media company since he purchased the firm six months ago.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Friday to prevent Link, the hero of Hyrule, from wearing the female clothing of the Gerudo people.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:42 am
By: Babylon Bee
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While many people have heard of Judeo-Christian values, Dennis Prager believes few can articulate them, which he laments, because, in his words, “Judeo-Christian values are the moral foundation of Western Civilization.”
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. released the following statement after reports from Fox News revealed the identity of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) donors having relationships with both the Chinese Communist Party and Hunter Biden’s business deals.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:35 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Two key documents cautioning U.S. officials about a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan before withdrawing in 2021 revealed President Joe Biden’s administration failed to heed specific warnings, a top House Republican said.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:29 am
By: Daily Wire
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Lawmakers in the North Carolina House passed a bill Wednesday that would streamline the process of approving new charter schools in the state. The vote was 75-42, with four Democrats joining Republicans in supporting the measure.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Enrollment for most forms of postsecondary education in the United States continued to decline three years after nationwide lockdowns forced many students to temporarily continue their degrees online, according to a new analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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The advances in artificial intelligence over the past couple of years might very well turn out to be a watershed moment in history.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 6:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry on Wednesday into the baby formula shortages which have harmed infants and strained their parents over the past several months.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has officially entered the 2024 presidential race.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Tricia Cotham (R-Mecklenburg) released the following statement following the N.C. General Assembly's successful override of Governor Cooper's veto of SB 20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act:
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:27 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Actor Josh Duhamel (“Transformers“) admitted in a recent interview that he has become a bit of a “doomsday prepper,” building a remote compound in North Dakota where his family could survive “if s*** hits the fan” in Los Angeles.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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House and Senate lawmakers have reportedly come to a deal to avoid defaulting on the national debt by raising the debt ceiling to infinity million billion +1.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 9:15 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Most Americans favor cutting spending alongside raising the debt ceiling as President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) negotiate a deal to avert a U.S. default, according to a recent survey.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 4:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina General Assembly is set to take up the veto override of SB20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act, much to the chagrin of Gov. Roy Cooper, who has conducted a pressure campaign in an attempt to swing legislators.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 4:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Black Lives Matter’s Global Network Foundation, which has reportedly paid some of its official and unofficial chapters millions of dollars, appears to be risking bankruptcy.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 1:31 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Appearing before the Senate beneath a mysterious, hooded robe, California Senator Diane Feinstein addressed the hushed audience, speaking in a gravelly, Sidious-like voice.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 12:20 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) fired back at “The View” on Tuesday after several of the ABC show’s liberal co-hosts leveled racially-charged attacks against him.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 12:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A senior FBI official stunned GOP members of Congress on Tuesday upon testifying that she has not read or even been briefed on special counsel John Durham‘s report.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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A mysterious new virus is forcing millions of people around the world to call in sick to work today, according to sources.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:46 am
By: Babylon Bee
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