The Grid: Dark Ages
The power grid runs at 60 hertz in North America and 50 Hertz in Europe. If too much or too little power is produced, then the grid could fail, such as Texas in 2021 and Spain in 2025.[1]
The electric power grid typically uses coal, natural gas, petroleum, nuclear, and now “green energy” wind and solar as fuel sources.[2]
The electric power grid needs to produce a steady level of energy to function. It can fail with too much or too little power. Because the energy produced by wind and solar can vary based on the weather, the more green energy that is used, the more the electric grid will fail.[3]
For example, Texas had an ice storm in 2021 that nearly brought down their electric grid. Because of the bad weather and people using more energy to heat their homes, their solar and wind power production collapsed in the face of rising demand.
Robert Montoya, writing for the Texas Scorecard, states,[4]
“Brent Bennet of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) said it was a combination of too much unreliable energy in the state’s electric portfolio and not enough reliable energy. ‘Over the past decade, from 2011 to 2021, [energy] demand had grown quite a bit, to the tune of about 20 percent to 30 percent. We hadn’t built any new gas or coal generation. All the growth from that period of time was in wind and solar for the most part,’ he told Texas Scorecard. The winter storm hit wind generation hard. ‘We had wind turbines that iced over and couldn’t be used. Also, there was just no wind for most of the storm,’ Bennett explained. Solar was of no help because the panels were covered in snow. Natural gas, a reliable energy source, was also hit. ‘The gas problems were a combination of weatherization and fuel supply,’ Bennett explained.”
A similar thing just happened in Spain, Portugal, and parts of France in late April 2025. Spain had decided to go full green, and they collapsed part of the grid.[5][6]
So, wind and solar are bad for the grid because unexpected changes in the weather can change energy production, causing blackouts and brownouts. If we go green, then we will live in the dark ages.
As the old joke goes, “What did socialists use before the candle? The lightbulb.”
[1]Why the U.S. uses a different voltage than some countries - YouTube
[2]Electricity in the U.S. - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
[3]Ohios energy grid INERTIA AND FREQUENCY - YouTube
[4]Days of Freezing: One Family’s Trial With Unreliable Energy in Texas - Texas Scorecard
[5]Spain hits first weekday of 100% renewable power on national grid – pv magazine International
