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intermittent weather dependent wind and solar power favored by Democrats is unreliable and expensive
Published: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 @ 4:01 pm By: John Steed
intermittent weather dependent wind and solar power favored by Democrats is unreliable and expensive
 
The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors, including North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, are pressuring the nation’s largest regional electric grid operator to rein in rising electricity costs.
The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors, including North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, are pressuring the nation’s largest regional electric grid operator to rein in rising electricity costs.
 
emergency orders to overrule those idiot regs avoided blackouts
Published: Friday, June 27th, 2025 @ 7:44 am By: John Steed
emergency orders to overrule those idiot regs avoided blackouts
 
Biden put climate cult ahead of grid stability and electric affordability
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 11:42 am By: John Steed
Biden put climate cult ahead of grid stability and electric affordability
 
replacing dependable coal with intermittant wind and solar may mean blackouts
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2024 @ 7:36 pm By: John Steed
replacing dependable coal with intermittant wind and solar may mean blackouts
 
CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will be honored as the recipient of an upcoming industry free-speech award — just weeks after the network booted veteran reporter Catherine Herridge and confiscated her notes and research.
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 @ 9:59 pm By: Daily Wire
CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will be honored as the recipient of an upcoming industry free-speech award — just weeks after the network booted veteran reporter Catherine Herridge and confiscated her notes and research.
 
While states consider enormously expensive plans to rework their entire electricity systems to cut CO2 emissions, energy-based emissions are still increasing across most of the world, especially China
While states consider enormously expensive plans to rework their entire electricity systems to cut CO2 emissions, energy-based emissions are still increasing across most of the world, especially China
 
The Board of Commissioners needs to wake up and address the issue of protecting recorded records, including the risk of a serious power grid failure
The Board of Commissioners needs to wake up and address the issue of protecting recorded records, including the risk of a serious power grid failure
 
Hawaiian Electric is under scrutiny for allegedly slow-walking modernization and repairs of its electrical grid before the fire that ripped through the island of Maui last week.
Hawaiian Electric is under scrutiny for allegedly slow-walking modernization and repairs of its electrical grid before the fire that ripped through the island of Maui last week.
 
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said during an interview Tuesday night that the government needs to have a plan to physically shut down the power grid in areas that house “heavy duty” artificial intelligence servers in case mankind ever lost control of the AI.
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2023 @ 2:48 am By: Daily Wire
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said during an interview Tuesday night that the government needs to have a plan to physically shut down the power grid in areas that house “heavy duty” artificial intelligence servers in case mankind ever lost control of the AI.
 
Actor Dennis Quaid warned on Friday that a big enough power grid failure would make the COVID pandemic “look like a kids’ show.”
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 8:55 am By: Daily Wire
Actor Dennis Quaid warned on Friday that a big enough power grid failure would make the COVID pandemic “look like a kids’ show.”
 
The push for electric vehicles in North Carolina and across the country may be the step that broke the “power grid’s back,” according to a new report.
The push for electric vehicles in North Carolina and across the country may be the step that broke the “power grid’s back,” according to a new report.
 
wind / solar mandates include NC's Greeen New Deal, HB951
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 @ 4:58 pm By: John Steed
After an exciting, hard-fought, back-and-forth gridiron battle between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL proudly announced that the referees had been named MVP of the Super Bowl LVII.
After an exciting, hard-fought, back-and-forth gridiron battle between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL proudly announced that the referees had been named MVP of the Super Bowl LVII.
 
To meet the law’s requirements of being least-cost while maintaining grid reliability, the Utilities Commission’s initial “Carbon Plan” sees natural gas as a “bridge fuel” until sufficient zero-emissions resources “are available and can replace at scale what gas contributes to the system”
To meet the law’s requirements of being least-cost while maintaining grid reliability, the Utilities Commission’s initial “Carbon Plan” sees natural gas as a “bridge fuel” until sufficient zero-emissions resources “are available and can replace at scale what gas contributes to the system”
 
By law, the Utilities Commission’s Carbon Plan must chart the “reasonable,” “least cost path” to emissions reductions with “least cost planning of generation” that would “maintain and improve upon the reliability of the grid”
By law, the Utilities Commission’s Carbon Plan must chart the “reasonable,” “least cost path” to emissions reductions with “least cost planning of generation” that would “maintain and improve upon the reliability of the grid”
 
Solar was useful for only a few hours but not available during peak demand
Solar was useful for only a few hours but not available during peak demand
 
In the past week, Duke Energy systematically shut down parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina power grid in what the utility described as an effort to stabilize energy usage during bitter cold holiday temperatures.
In the past week, Duke Energy systematically shut down parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina power grid in what the utility described as an effort to stabilize energy usage during bitter cold holiday temperatures.
 
An exhausted local couple has entered their fifteenth round of voting, the results of which will determine where they go for dinner. Kevin Ryan, 32, has reportedly been vying for a meal at Galactic Fried Chicken, and his wife Nancy, 34, has voted for a different restaurant every round
An exhausted local couple has entered their fifteenth round of voting, the results of which will determine where they go for dinner. Kevin Ryan, 32, has reportedly been vying for a meal at Galactic Fried Chicken, and his wife Nancy, 34, has voted for a different restaurant every round
 
It seems like just a few days ago that The News & Observer (N&O) was running banner headlines and filing multiple stories about how bad power outages are for people.
It seems like just a few days ago that The News & Observer (N&O) was running banner headlines and filing multiple stories about how bad power outages are for people.
 
It’s January 4, 2023, and as of press time, the House of Representatives is without a speaker.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 5:52 pm By: Daily Wire
It’s January 4, 2023, and as of press time, the House of Representatives is without a speaker.
 
As 35,000 residents of Moore County remain without power, questions are being raised about what lawmakers in the General Assembly could do next year to address physical sabotage of the power grid or cyber-attacks.
As 35,000 residents of Moore County remain without power, questions are being raised about what lawmakers in the General Assembly could do next year to address physical sabotage of the power grid or cyber-attacks.
 
Attorneys general from multiple conservative states and nonprofit organization Consumers’ Research filed motions seeking to prevent Vanguard from purchasing shares in publicly traded utilities
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 3:41 am By: Daily Wire
Attorneys general from multiple conservative states and nonprofit organization Consumers’ Research filed motions seeking to prevent Vanguard from purchasing shares in publicly traded utilities
 
I am a lover of light. I love lights strung in the back yard. I love the candle lights that keep a low glow in our house at night.
I am a lover of light. I love lights strung in the back yard. I love the candle lights that keep a low glow in our house at night.
 
In a late September letter to the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC), the Wilmington City Council asked that any path forward on reducing carbon also take into account price and grid reliability.
In a late September letter to the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC), the Wilmington City Council asked that any path forward on reducing carbon also take into account price and grid reliability.
 
A law passed in 2021 required that the “decarbonization” plan approved by the state Utilities Commission to be reasonable, set forth the least-cost path to compliance, and maintain or improve grid adequacy and reliability
A law passed in 2021 required that the “decarbonization” plan approved by the state Utilities Commission to be reasonable, set forth the least-cost path to compliance, and maintain or improve grid adequacy and reliability
 
More than 2.5 million businesses and homes in Florida were left without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday morning as utility companies work to repair the state’s electrical grid.
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2022 @ 12:16 pm By: Daily Wire
More than 2.5 million businesses and homes in Florida were left without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday morning as utility companies work to repair the state’s electrical grid.
 
lesson for NC on our Green New Deal (HB951)
lesson for NC on our Green New Deal (HB951)
 
With skyrocketing costs and grid failures across California, the Californian government is recommending everyone purchase a giant human-sized hamster wheel to generate electricity to charge their electric cars.
With skyrocketing costs and grid failures across California, the Californian government is recommending everyone purchase a giant human-sized hamster wheel to generate electricity to charge their electric cars.
 
Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a power grid emergency due to energy usage being at a 5-year high.
Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a power grid emergency due to energy usage being at a 5-year high.
 
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) urged California officials to keep the state’s last nuclear power facility open amid continuous turmoil with the electric grid.
Published: Sunday, September 11th, 2022 @ 1:25 pm By: Daily Wire
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) urged California officials to keep the state’s last nuclear power facility open amid continuous turmoil with the electric grid.
 
Days ago, officials in California unveiled a plan to phase out new gas-powered cars. Now, officials are asking residents to avoid charging their electric vehicles in the interest of not overwhelming the power grid.
Published: Sunday, September 11th, 2022 @ 8:28 am By: Daily Wire
Days ago, officials in California unveiled a plan to phase out new gas-powered cars. Now, officials are asking residents to avoid charging their electric vehicles in the interest of not overwhelming the power grid.
 
Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he would be requiring all cars in the state of California to be fully wind-up by 2035.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he would be requiring all cars in the state of California to be fully wind-up by 2035.
 
unreliability of weather-dependent energy sources threaten gird
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 8:02 am By: John Steed
unreliability of weather-dependent energy sources threaten gird
 
climate crusade has shuttered coal and gas electric plants reducing capacity
Published: Saturday, June 4th, 2022 @ 8:44 pm By: John Steed
climate crusade has shuttered coal and gas electric plants reducing capacity
 
German professor says "many deaths" could come from blackouts
Published: Sunday, December 12th, 2021 @ 9:33 am By: John Steed
German professor says "many deaths" could come from blackouts
 
Wind turbines cannot handle high winds
Avangrid Renewables wants to erect 69 wind turbines, spread out over 50,000 acres, 27 miles offshore of Corolla, North Carolina.
Avangrid Renewables wants to erect 69 wind turbines, spread out over 50,000 acres, 27 miles offshore of Corolla, North Carolina.
 
New executive order repeals Trump order to keep America's enemies out of our grid
New executive order repeals Trump order to keep America's enemies out of our grid
 
Last Friday’s Weekly Update with Tom Fitton focused on the electoral college, and Congress’ role in determining the outcome of the still-disputed election.
Last Friday’s Weekly Update with Tom Fitton focused on the electoral college, and Congress’ role in determining the outcome of the still-disputed election.
 

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