So Britain: Energy gap leaves Britain freezing in the dark. Green energy fail in Britain.
Last weekend, the head of the United Kingdom’s second-largest energy supplier announced that the nation had barely 48 hours’ worth of stored natural gas left to keep the population warm. “Our generating capacity has fallen so low that we can expect power cuts to begin at any time.”
Why? Because instead of developing its vast natural gas resources to fuel gas-fired generators, Britain has been building wind turbines, which provide almost no electricity during frigid weather.
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Boulderites, any chance of this happening in a city near you? With the Boulder green energy agenda, the odds are high this WILL happen. There are only two reasons it won’t eventually happen and they are:
- Guilt ridden Boulder SUV drivers speak up and turn the tide of public opinion against municipalization
- The Boulder municipal utility is “bailed out” by Xcel or other utility with access to fossil fues generation.
