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Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy
ALI SWENSON and ARIJETA LAJKAFebruary 18, 2021 GMT
With millions of Texas residents still without power amid frigid temperatures, conservative commentators have falsely claimed that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame.
“We should never build another wind turbine in Texas,” read a Tuesday Facebook post from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. “The experiment failed big time.”
“This is a perfect example of the need for reliable energy sources like natural gas & coal,” tweeted U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, on Tuesday.
In reality, failures in natural gas, coal and nuclear energy systems were responsible for nearly twice as many outages as frozen wind turbines and solar panels, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, said in a press conference Tuesday.
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Fact Check Friday: Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy
A photo of a helicopter de-icing a frozen wind turbine made the rounds on social media this week. Most said it was happening in Texas where winter storms have shut down power, water and businesses for most of the state. The picture actually comes from 2015 in Sweden.
Posted at 3:55 PM, Feb 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-19 15:55:08-05
With millions of Texas residents still without power amid frigid temperatures, conservative commentators have falsely claimed that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame.
âWe should never build another wind turbine in Texas,â read a Tuesday Facebook post from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. âThe experiment failed big time.â
THE FACTS: Failures in natural gas, coal and nuclear energy systems were responsible for nearly twice as many outages as frozen wind turbines and solar panels combined, the Electric Reliability