{"id":274828,"date":"2023-08-21T19:55:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=274828"},"modified":"2023-08-21T19:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:55:32","slug":"florida-phoenix-dismisses-the-threat-to-the-u-s-power-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=274828","title":{"rendered":"Florida Phoenix Dismisses the Threat to the U.S. Power Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"274836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=274836\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0e608c918-adc6-4261-aac8-ad4231ebd72c_1920x1080.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/\">ClimateRealism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/author\/llueken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linnea Lueken<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"274829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=274829\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0miami-3915622_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0miami-3915622_1280\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0miami-3915622_1280.jpg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0miami-3915622_1280.jpg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0miami-3915622_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0miami-3915622_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0miami-3915622_1280.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0miami-3915622_1280.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0miami-3915622_1280.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing for the\u00a0<em>Florida Phoenix\u00a0<\/em>(The Phoenix), a \u201cprogressive\u201d paper from Tallahassee Florida, environmental \u201cjournalist,\u201d Craig Pittman mocks warnings from power grid operators who say shutting down coal and other fossil fuel power plants represents a danger to the U.S. power grid, and cites a litany of alleged climate change impacts as justification for his position. Data shows that the rapid-fire climate crisis assertions Pittman makes are false. By contrast, the looming threat of power grid destabilization, which Pittman dismisses, is real and must be taken seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The article, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/floridaphoenix.com\/2023\/08\/17\/amid-record-heat-florida-agencies-give-epa-climate-change-rules-a-cold-shoulder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amid record heat, Florida agencies give EPA climate change rules a cold shoulder<\/a>,\u201d is riddled with errors. So many, in fact, that to attempt to correct each one individually would make this\u00a0<em>Climate Realism<\/em>\u00a0post far longer than we typically write. Suffice it to say,\u00a0<em>Climate Realism<\/em>\u00a0has directly refuted many of the claims Pittman made in this article already in other posts. He hits on almost every single topic we\u2019ve ever covered in his long, misinformed diatribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, Pittman is very alarmed by the hot Florida summer, giving glib examples of what effects the summer has had, including hot beach sand and prison inmates being allowed to wear shorts. He also speaks about ocean temperatures being hotter than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet, contrary to repeated claims that near shore ocean temperatures are boiling, they are not, While warmer than average this year,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2023\/07\/wrong-mainstream-media-floridas-sea-water-is-not-setting-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regardless of what a single buoy<\/a>\u00a0reading in an isolated, shallow bay recorded, the oceans aren\u2019t turning to steam. Nor is warm water \u201cboiling our coral reefs to death\u201d as Pittman claims. Coral bleaching\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2021\/10\/mainstream-media-hypes-false-claims-climate-change-is-killing-coral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is not coral death<\/a>, and while marine \u201cheat waves\u201d can lead to the colonizing algae temporarily abandoning corals, it is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2010-01-coral-florida-keys-lethal-cold.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cold water conditions that kills them<\/a>. This is why most coral reefs are found in hotter equatorial waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides his revealed lack of knowledge about existing weather data, the most egregious claims in the article stem from Pittman\u2019s complete dismissal of concerns about the power grid failing, due to the premature closure of coal and potentially natural gas fueled power plants. Regarding the EPA\u2019s proposed power plant rule Pittman writes, \u201c[u]nfortunately, last year the robe-wearing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/clarence-thomas-other-billionaires-sokol-huizenga-novelly-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">panhandlers<\/a>\u00a0on the U.S. Supreme Court, no doubt obeying what their donors told them to do, ruled that the Clean Air Act that empowered the agency to regulate smog, soot, and acid rain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floridaphoenix.com\/2022\/07\/07\/u-s-supreme-court-screw-up-shackles-the-epa-on-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">didn\u2019t cover carbon emissions<\/a>.\u201d He goes on to say that the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling is why the EPA had to allow utilities to \u201cchoose how to stop cooking the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pittman continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May, the EPA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-proposes-new-carbon-pollution-standards-fossil-fuel-fired-power-plants-tackle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed clamping down on emissions from power plants that burn coal and natural gas<\/a>. The agency targeted those carbon emissions because that\u2019s what creates the greenhouse effect in our atmosphere, trapping heat from the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu\/environment\/2023-08-10\/florida-department-environmental-protection-fights-power-plant-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a letter sent last week<\/a>, [Florida] DEP Secretary Shawn \u201cI Keep My Thermostat Set Just Above Freezing\u201d Hamilton told the EPA that its rule is bad. Why? Because it \u201cplaces the reliability, affordability, and capacity of the nation\u2019s energy supply at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, we must have reliable electricity to run our A\/C units 24\/7 when the weather outside is this hot. That\u2019s the Florida way, no matter how high our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodandwaterwatch.org\/2023\/05\/15\/florida-teco-electricity-rate-hikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">skyrocketing utility bills<\/a>\u00a0may climb.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pittman is dangerously incorrect. His argument does not make much sense. Even many climate alarmists acknowledge that air conditioning does indeed help people survive \u201cdangerous heat.\u201d In addition, it is puzzling why Pittman scoffs at the idea that the electric grid may become unstable due to baseload power being shut off because of EPA edicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is especially true considering the warnings that have been put out not only by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2022\/05\/grid-operators-warn-of-potential-outages-in-states-closing-coal-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">utility companies<\/a>, but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the\u00a0<em>Climate Realism<\/em>\u00a0post \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2023\/06\/top-u-s-grid-official-says-fossil-fuel-power-plant-closures-could-have-catastrophic-consequences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top U.S. Grid Official Says Fossil Fuel Power Plant Closures Could Have \u2018Catastrophic Consequences,<\/a>\u2019\u201d Nick Pope describes recent warnings from the government\u2019s top energy regulator. FERC Commissioner Mark Christie told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, \u201cI think we\u2019re heading for potentially very dire consequences, potentially catastrophic consequences in the United States in terms of the reliability of our grid, and I think that the basic reason is that we\u2019re facing a shortfall of power supply[.]\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christie went on to explain that it\u2019s not that we\u2019re not adding enough wind and solar, but \u201c[t]he problem is the subtraction of coal and gas and other dispatchable resources which are the ones we need during this transition to keep the lights on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if an energy \u201ctransition\u201d is needed or desirable, it would still be unwise to shut down power plants that provide consistent energy to the grid before suitable replacements are up and running. Pittman even mockingly disparages the idea that a growing Florida population will require more energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reality is that no amount of wind or solar will prevent power outages; no matter how many wind turbines you have, if the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2023\/07\/correct-cbs-news-texas-wind-energy-struggles-in-heat-and-other-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wind stops blowing<\/a>\u00a0(or blows too much), their electricity output is zero. No matter how many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2021\/06\/two-new-reports-detail-unreliability-of-solar-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">solar panels<\/a>\u00a0you have, if the sun is not shining, their output is zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grid-scale nuclear and geothermal can provide more reliable energy, but they are not the ultimate saviors of the grid on their own either. Nuclear typically is either all-on or all-off, and thus usually doesn\u2019t have the ability to adapt quickly to sudden changes in electricity demand the way coal or natural gas can, although\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2018\/04\/25\/balancing-nuclear-and-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent research\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0is attempting to overcome that barrier. Geothermal, as discussed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/energyataglance.com\/2023\/05\/01\/energy-at-a-glance-geothermal-power-economics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Energy at a Glance: Geothermal Power Economics<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/energyataglance.com\/2023\/08\/10\/energy-at-a-glance-geothermal-power-and-the-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Geothermal Power and the Environment<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>\u00a0is highly dependent on location if it is used for grid-scale electricity generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pittman ends his execrable screed in a tirade against PragerU videos being shown in Florida schools, and by listing yet more climate alarmist talking points which have been thoroughly debunked by available data, like the idea\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2023\/08\/sorry-wapo-climate-change-isnt-worsening-hurricanes-but-storm-resilient-military-bases-make-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that hurricanes are intensifying<\/a>. They aren\u2019t, but Pittman is ignoring or is ignorant of this truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire Florida Phoenix article is nothing more than opinionated, biased, misinformed, shameful rant, with little or no reference to actual data, to lend it the legitimacy of being thought of as a news story. The Phoenix should be embarrassed by the lack of journalistic integrity or critical thinking on the part of Pittman. Readers should be armed with the knowledge of the looming threats to the power grid, not sold, as Pittman put it, \u201ca line of fertilizer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"274834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=274834\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-848.png?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"96,96\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-848\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-848.png?fit=96%2C96&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-848.png?resize=165%2C165&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274834\" style=\"width:165px;height:165px\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-848.png?w=96&amp;ssl=1 96w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-848.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/author\/llueken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linnea Lueken<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/about-us\/who-we-are\/linnea-lueken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/about-us\/who-we-are\/linnea-lueken<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linnea Lueken is a Research Fellow with the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While she was an intern with The Heartland Institute in 2018, she co-authored a Heartland Institute Policy Brief &#8220;Debunking Four Persistent Myths About Hydraulic Fracturing.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reality is that no amount of wind or solar will prevent power outages; no matter how many wind turbines you have, if the\u00a0wind stops blowing\u00a0(or blows too much), their electricity output is zero. 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