The Physics Behind the Spanish Blackout

subtitle: Madrid knew solar and wind power were unreliable but pressed ahead anyway.

By Bjorn Lomborg

On the whole I dislike "shoot the messenger" but given Bjorn Lomborg is who he is, this is a very one-eyed take on things, and I think demands balance from some other points of view.

I would suggest that we collect them, and then have a fine old discussion about which ones we like and why.

Here's some:

https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-to-spain-does-bl...

https://reneweconomy.com.au/no-batteries-no-flexibility-spai...

https://reneweconomy.com.au/spains-blackout-has-already-trig...

Nothing about the physical phenomena that caused the blackout.

Where in the US do we only pay 13.5 cents/kwh (40% of Germany's 34)? Tell that to my 45 cents/kwh PG&E bill