The biggest reason that coal plants are "staying online," and it's really only a few plants, is that we stopped building and completing new wind farms and solar power growth didn't fully replace that. There is a significant population growth in the USA also every year. Weird rules from "ISOs" and "RTOs" are slowing connections for wind and solar even where there is transmission usually available. Podunk county commissioners are vetoing renewable projects when a few influencers get their flock fired up about 100 different myths around turbines or panels or batteries.
As far Elon; he's really not a very smart politician, he's mostly being led around by various personal emotions, but I'd say that Biden and his administration wasn't very smart in dealing with him. Musk does have some influence within the macho nerd world clearly. Too bad he is using it the way he is. Joe Craft may be smart; every vote for Trump is a vote for a slower death for his industry, however they get those votes.
Both the right and left are doing their part to delay expansion of renewables. The "center" seems to want to revive fission and dream of fusion. So I see the best case is the USA delays its energy transition and flounders while the rest of the world gets the job done.
How many times do we need to be reminded? Billionaires have much more in common with each other than with any of the rest of us. It doesn't matter the race, religion, citizenship, etc. They all put money and influence first.
When I see in HEATED references to Trump's first term, first administration, first EPA head, Scott Pruit, it makes me wonder. You're making an assumption that there will be a second term. So you can assume what it makes me wonder.
Well, as of Nov 2, 2024 he has been a 1 term president. His term, his administration, etc would refer to his one term: 2017-2021. I'm hoping to never have to differentiate between his first term and his lifetime term. I may have included the EPA reference in error, if he had more than one EPA chief.
The biggest reason that coal plants are "staying online," and it's really only a few plants, is that we stopped building and completing new wind farms and solar power growth didn't fully replace that. There is a significant population growth in the USA also every year. Weird rules from "ISOs" and "RTOs" are slowing connections for wind and solar even where there is transmission usually available. Podunk county commissioners are vetoing renewable projects when a few influencers get their flock fired up about 100 different myths around turbines or panels or batteries.
As far Elon; he's really not a very smart politician, he's mostly being led around by various personal emotions, but I'd say that Biden and his administration wasn't very smart in dealing with him. Musk does have some influence within the macho nerd world clearly. Too bad he is using it the way he is. Joe Craft may be smart; every vote for Trump is a vote for a slower death for his industry, however they get those votes.
Both the right and left are doing their part to delay expansion of renewables. The "center" seems to want to revive fission and dream of fusion. So I see the best case is the USA delays its energy transition and flounders while the rest of the world gets the job done.
How many times do we need to be reminded? Billionaires have much more in common with each other than with any of the rest of us. It doesn't matter the race, religion, citizenship, etc. They all put money and influence first.
When I see in HEATED references to Trump's first term, first administration, first EPA head, Scott Pruit, it makes me wonder. You're making an assumption that there will be a second term. So you can assume what it makes me wonder.
How else would we refer to it?
Well, as of Nov 2, 2024 he has been a 1 term president. His term, his administration, etc would refer to his one term: 2017-2021. I'm hoping to never have to differentiate between his first term and his lifetime term. I may have included the EPA reference in error, if he had more than one EPA chief.