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The Physics Behind the Spanish Blackout

1 Bostonian 4 6/3/2025, 12:44:39 AM wsj.com ↗

Comments (4)

Bostonian · 2d ago

https://archive.is/CbG5E

subtitle: Madrid knew solar and wind power were unreliable but pressed ahead anyway.

By Bjorn Lomborg

ggm · 2d ago

On the whole I dislike "shoot the messenger" but given Bjorn Lomborg is who he is, this is a very one-eyed take on things, and I think demands balance from some other points of view.

I would suggest that we collect them, and then have a fine old discussion about which ones we like and why.

Here's some:

https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-to-spain-does-bl...

https://reneweconomy.com.au/no-batteries-no-flexibility-spai...

https://reneweconomy.com.au/spains-blackout-has-already-trig...

stop50 · 2d ago

Nothing about the physical phenomena that caused the blackout.

tfwnopmt · 2d ago

Where in the US do we only pay 13.5 cents/kwh (40% of Germany's 34)? Tell that to my 45 cents/kwh PG&E bill

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