Electricity Shortage Warnings Grow Across U.S.

[jkor]

Electricity Shortage Warnings Grow Across U.S.

Electric-grid operators are warning that power-generating capacity is struggling to keep up with demand, a gap that could lead to rolling blackouts during heat waves or other peak periods as soon as this year.

www.wsj.com

and there is no such thing as renewable sources of energy. other than hydro electric and nuclear, maybe.

 

[Tony617]

Millions of electric car batteries will retire in the next decade. What happens to them?

The quest to prevent batteries – rich in raw materials such as cobalt, lithium and nickel – ending up as a mountain of waste

www.theguardian.com

 

[kmk1012]

and there is no such thing as renewable sources of energy. other than hydro electric and nuclear, maybe.

Unfortunately too many people cannot think for themselves and believe what they are told. Far, far too many is the sad thing and they outnumber the people who still have a brain.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

 

[gryghin]

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For those of us old enough, here are two of the things that have stuck with me, they said in the 70s that the next Ice Age was coming soon and that Social Security will run out so you kids shouldn't plan on having it available.

Which is more likely true?

 

[arakboss]

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They must have lowered the street lights in 2022.

 

[2506]

Drive less, vote Republican, have guns and ammo stocked up.

Eating less mass-produced meat has a greater impact on the environment than driving less.

 

[The Heretic]

Another windy day forecast for tomorrow

 

[WillametteWill]

Another windy day forecast for tomorrow

Which someone will blame on cow flatulence no doubt.

 

[The Heretic]

Which someone will blame on cow flatulence no doubt.

Blame or not, weather is coming tomorrow for the PNW - prepare for a power outage - or not.

I am going to spend part of today splitting some firewood and bring it to the house so I have enough to stay warm when (not if - when) my power goes out. I already have my genset deployed - I thought I was lazy for not returning it to the shop last week, but now that "laziness" will probably pay off.

 

[kmk1012]

Blame or not, weather is coming tomorrow for the PNW - prepare for a power outage - or not.

I am going to spend part of today splitting some firewood and bring it to the house so I have enough to stay warm when (not if - when) my power goes out. I already have my genset deployed - I thought I was lazy for not returning it to the shop last week, but now that "laziness" will probably pay off.

Hope it stays south like it's predicted!

 

[arakboss]

They really do want us going back to electric power.

A US federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves | CNN Business

A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves, a source of indoor pollution linked to childhood asthma.

amp.cnn.com

 

[Mikej]

They really do want us going back to electric power.

A US federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves | CNN Business

A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves, a source of indoor pollution linked to childhood asthma.

amp.cnn.com

WTH will they come up with next? Lard Larson was yapping about that weeks ago. He claimed the study actually showed that in multi-family situations there is evidence of asthma in children. NOT the regular old mom, dad and two kid households.
Don't believe anything they say!

 

[Tony617]

They must have lowered the street lights in 2022.

Most of the street light in out area are LED now. Kind blinding driving under as well since they are daylight colored ones.

 

[solv3nt]

WTH will they come up with next? Lard Larson was yapping about that weeks ago. He claimed the study actually showed that in multi-family situations there is evidence of asthma in children. NOT the regular old mom, dad and two kid households.
Don't believe anything they say!

There's a new push to ban gas ranges. I'm glad I got my order in last week!

 

[arakboss]

WTH will they come up with next? Lard Larson was yapping about that weeks ago. He claimed the study actually showed that in multi-family situations there is evidence of asthma in children. NOT the regular old mom, dad and two kid households.
Don't believe anything they say!

Furnaces are probably next and don't forget those evil gas and wood fired bbqs.

 

[Mikej]

There's a new push to ban gas ranges. I'm glad I got my order in last week!

You'll be grandfathered in?

 

[arakboss]

You'll be grandfathered in?

Hope so.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

WTH will they come up with next? Lard Larson was yapping about that weeks ago. He claimed the study actually showed that in multi-family situations there is evidence of asthma in children. NOT the regular old mom, dad and two kid households.
Don't believe anything they say!

I wonder what he was looking at, this is (as far as I can tell) the study that it is based on and it makes no mention of family size or makeup

Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the United States

Indoor gas stove use for cooking is associated with an increased risk of current asthma among children and is prevalent in 35% of households in the United States (US). The population-level implications of gas cooking are largely unrecognized. We quantified the population attributable fraction...

www.mdpi.com

 

[Tony617]

There's a new push to ban gas ranges. I'm glad I got my order in last week!

If our gas stove wears out and they are banning natural gas stove then We need to have a new breaker box installed since our breaker box is totally full since the cooktop needs 220v. We have dual electric ovens but not sure if the oven will work if we are using the stove as well. The rest of our kitchen outlets are 120v.