Batteries don’t produce any energy, so how can they be used to replace the fossil fuel plants that do produce electricity? We take a look at California’s model to see how that works!
A Future Without Natural Gas
In our Feb. 20th post, "COLD SNAP: NEW ENGLAND DOESN’T NEED MORE NATURAL GAS," we argued against adding more pipeline for natural gas, despite the severe storms and temperatures we have been seeing in New England. To take the idea a step further, we explored the idea of "electrification." Read on to see our case for this gas-less option.
Cold Snap: New England Doesn’t Need More Natural Gas
Despite Washington’s Wishes, Coal’s Decline Will Continue
We’ve heard a lot in recent years and months about a [“war on coal”][1] taking place in the United States of America. Progressive activists and politicians have been attacked for depriving coal-workers and their families of their livelihoods, and for having some naive dream of clean, renewable energy. When announcing a new Trump administration initiative aimed at increasing domestic coal production, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke stated, [“We can’t power the country on pixie dust and hope.”][2] While hope is certainly not a reliable source of energy, I for one am eagerly awaiting the technological breakthroughs necessary to bring about the pixie-dust revolution.