Jonathan Lesser, an energy expert at the Manhattan Institute, warned Tuesday that power grid issues in Texas highlight the problems in store for the U.S. amid the green energy push.
Energy expert Jonathan Lesser warned that the power crisis in Texas underscores the broader problems with green energy in an interview Tuesday with Fox News Digital.
Lesser — an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute who has more than 30 years of energy industry experience — argued that, because of renewable energy sources' intermittent quality and the lack of reliable utility-scale battery storage infrastructure, forcing a green transition will lead to more power outages."The reality is: we're going to have to get used to more blackouts as long as we continue down this green energy path," Lesser told Fox News Digital.
Between 2-3 p.m. on Monday, the "tightest hour," wind power in Texas produced a meager 8% of its total capacity, according to ERCOT. "The least windy time of year is summer when electricity demand in Texas peaks," Lesser said. "So, you've got a resource that is at its highest in the spring and fall when electricity demand is lowest. That means the wind as a resource has a low economic value because you want something that's available when demand is highest.
"So, it's not surprising at all that Texas, which has the largest wind capacity of any state in the country, is seeing this problem," he continued.
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