A big issue with "renewables" is the amount of land they take up. I once did a calculation based on total US energy consumption and the output of a particular wind farm. Note: Not the rated output but the actual output over a year. The result was interesting.
A wind farm that covered an area equal to eight times that of Texas would be required!
I did the same with solar farms in the UK. Several English counties would need to be covered entirely with mirrors or solar panels to supply the UK. No need to believe me, the figures are out there it is just that the proponents never seem to do the sums.
A big issue with "renewables" is the amount of land they take up. I once did a calculation based on total US energy consumption and the output of a particular wind farm. Note: Not the rated output but the actual output over a year. The result was interesting.
A wind farm that covered an area equal to eight times that of Texas would be required!
I did the same with solar farms in the UK. Several English counties would need to be covered entirely with mirrors or solar panels to supply the UK. No need to believe me, the figures are out there it is just that the proponents never seem to do the sums.
You are saying the math didn't pan out. I understand.