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#2,759
"Green" US government retards pushed Ecuador into heavy, heavy hydro a decade or so ago with zero encouragement or incentive to invest in a real backup plan other than a useless wind farm.

Well, now they're in a severe drought and the source that provides 80% of their electricity is virtually offline. 8-14 hour blackout periods every day in their capital.
 
#2,761
#2,761
ButchPlz said:
"Green" US government retards pushed Ecuador into heavy, heavy hydro a decade or so ago with zero encouragement or incentive to invest in a real backup plan other than a useless wind farm.

Well, now they're in a severe drought and the source that provides 80% of their electricity is virtually offline. 8-14 hour blackout periods every day in their capital.
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What were they mostly using before?
 
#2,762
#2,762
CagleMtnVol said:
From the new Taylor Sheridan series Landman

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“Good news: amortizing the carbon cost over the decades-long lifespan of the equipment, Bernstein determined that wind power has a carbon footprint 99% less than coal-fired power plants, 98% less than natural gas, and a surprise 75% less than solar.”


www.forbes.com

How Green Is Wind Power, Really? A New Report Tallies Up The Carbon Cost Of Renewables

Building and erecting wind turbines requires hundreds of tons of materials — steel, concrete, fiberglass, copper, and more exotic stuff like neodymium and dysprosium used in permanent magnets.
www.forbes.com www.forbes.com
 
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#2,764
ButchPlz said:
Fossil fuels, largely oil-fired plants based on a quick search. The initial hydro push was in the 80s it looks like- but has expanded drastically recently.
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I'm all about hydro. It's great, but in a drought... That's the whole problem with "Renewables" is that when they don't work they don't work.
 
#2,765
#2,765
just bob said:
I'm all about hydro. It's great, but in a drought... That's the whole problem with "Renewables" is that when they don't work they don't work.
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I don't have a problem with the power itself. It's the absolute gutting of all backup options that causes the issue.

Thermal could be done easily in Ecuador, too. More biomass (especially from the coffee and cocoa industries). Heck, even solar would work fine.

But instead, they have nothing.
 
#2,766
#2,766
ButchPlz said:
I don't have a problem with the power itself. It's the absolute gutting of all backup options that causes the issue.

Thermal could be done easily in Ecuador, too. More biomass (especially from the coffee and cocoa industries). Heck, even solar would work fine.

But instead, they have nothing.
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I know our military has a presence there. Seems like a real half-assed measure to ensure cooperation. None of this is surprising of course.
 
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#2,767
volfanhill said:
“Good news: amortizing the carbon cost over the decades-long lifespan of the equipment, Bernstein determined that wind power has a carbon footprint 99% less than coal-fired power plants, 98% less than natural gas, and a surprise 75% less than solar.”


www.forbes.com

How Green Is Wind Power, Really? A New Report Tallies Up The Carbon Cost Of Renewables

Building and erecting wind turbines requires hundreds of tons of materials — steel, concrete, fiberglass, copper, and more exotic stuff like neodymium and dysprosium used in permanent magnets.
www.forbes.com www.forbes.com
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Still higher than nuclear and way less reliable.
 
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