Think “green” energy is great? Look at Spain and Portugal
Given that the blackout occurred on a sunny day and that hydro doesn’t fluctuate with weather, any attribution leaves wind as the only likely contributing culprit.
Watch Craig Rucker on solar leaving Spain and Portugal in the dark
"It was very predictable, as we've been saying, solar and wind are variable. The grid has to have a 50 hertz, over in Europe it's 60 hertz here in America, and just going as tad below that at any point can cause massive blackouts. That's exactly what happened."
Geoengineering madness and the Iberian nightmare
Predictions of climate catastrophe have stubbornly refused to come true, while the predictions have gotten progressively more sensational.
Spain and Portugal go dark
A massive blackout shut down the Iberian Peninsula on Monday shortly after Spain announced that it was running on 100% "renewable" energy for the first time ever.
Morano on Fox: Spain was celebrating 100% renewables, then the whole grid went belly up
"When you have that much, particularly solar power and renewables running, it is not a durable power system." WATCH NOW
Spain’s new weapon in war against wildfires: Sheep
farmers are employing a new secret weapon against fire: sheep. And it seems to be working.
COP 25: Climate radicals push for control
For Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace, Greta Thunberg and the rest of the radical wing of the global warming campaign, the official negotiators aren't going nearly fast or far enough. They plan a march through Madrid Friday to put the pressure on.
Special royal privileges at COP 25 for the UN
In Madrid for the UN Conference of the Parties on climate change (COP25), the UN booted the people from the royal palace.
Spain’s Green energy crippled without subsidy crutch
The Spanish Wind Energy Association admitted Tuesday the country did not install any wind power last year after Spain effectively eliminated costly green energy subsidies in 2014.