EU green policy leaves households and economy in the red

BY LARRY BELL: Hidden from public view were spiraling power grid costs which jumped nearly two-thirds between 2010 and 2014 as required to connect wind and solar farms scattered over the countryside. Subsidies encouraged wind and solar developments on poorly suited sites.

By |2019-03-20T08:45:17-04:00March 20th, 2019|Comments Off on EU green policy leaves households and economy in the red

Europe on the verge of ‘severe’ energy crisis

Europe’s pivot away from traditional power sources without a proper contingency plan may be putting the continent at risk of a severe energy crisis, warns an energy executive.

By |2018-05-17T09:55:46-04:00May 17th, 2018|Comments Off on Europe on the verge of ‘severe’ energy crisis

EU climate compromise: I will if you will

Marita Noon says that the European Union may appear to have reached a consensus agreement on carbon dioxide reductions, renewables use, and energy efficiency -- but the agreement includes a proviso that it only takes effect if all of the major carbon dioxide emitter countries become signatories to the non-treaty agreement that President Obama thinks he can make effective even without Senate confirmation.

By |2014-11-01T02:02:24-04:00November 1st, 2014|1 Comment

Will cooling temperatures calm the European windstorm?

After Denmark (Europe's star wind energy performer), Germany boasts (sic!) the highest power costs in Europe -- Danes and Germans alike pay about 300% more than Americans for electric power that is increasingly unreliable. The Australians, who had charted a similar course, threw out their Green government. But what will Americans do?

By |2013-10-17T11:35:05-04:00October 8th, 2013|Comments Off on Will cooling temperatures calm the European windstorm?
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