Comment by Schlagbohrer
20 hours ago
Huge, generational mistake for the USA to be leaning so hard into fossil fuels right now and actively trying to prevent buildout of solar and wind power. That decision is just going to hurt more and more in the coming years as China's electricity costs continue to plummet while the US' continues to depend on unsustainable fossil fuel infrastructure.
> actively trying to prevent buildout of solar and wind power.
And actually paying people not to ! (Paying RWE $1.2bn to abandon wind contracts[1])
Its absolutely nuts. Pure generational can-kicking.
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e1vg0gjl5o
> Huge, generational mistake for the USA to be leaning so hard into fossil fuels right now and actively trying to prevent buildout of solar and wind power.
If the US is trying that, they are failing pretty hard - 88% of new power in the US in 2025 was renewables, and 2026 is estimated to be above 90%
One of countless mistakes made by the current administration. Decimating research funding and firing many scientists is another.
It's not a mistake. It's deliberate harm.
We are vigorously punching ourselves in the face to teach our perceived enemies a lesson.
I have no idea why this is being downvoted when the entire agenda of the current administration is to "starve the beast" by cutting all essential government departments and prove that public administration doesn't work so that everything can be privatized. And meanwhile the head of the current administration basically does what Russia (and Romania in the 90s did), he makes money by selling off those bits and pieces to the highest (personal) bidder.
Why? AI DCs can't rely on solar or wind so there must always be a thermal backstop. China is building lots of coal and nuclear.
Reality: renewables rapidly increasing in the US every year, especially solar (around 30%)
It's hilarious and depressing that one of Trump's supposed goals was making the US into an industrial powerhouse again, and yet he's acting to protect the profits of the fossil fuel industry as opposed to encouraging the kind of resource efficiency that would make the US competitive long term.
The only thing he cares about right now is covering up the Epstein Files. Everything else is key jingling to get you looking elsewhere.