Absolutely not. He was the only one seeking to fix it at the time.
He should have simply choked exports to death in 2022 due to the immediate danger. Subsidizing competition with a DPA is a nice long-term solution that makes up for his previous timidity.
More electricity for EV cars, more electricity to cook with and heat your water (instead of gas) now more electricity to heat your home? Where is all that electricity going to come from Lucy?
Do you heat with solar? Do you cook with solar? Are you charging your EV with solar? What do you do at night? Electric heat, cooling, cooking, and transportation is great ⊠as long as the source can produce what you require to do those things.
And even if you go all electric all the time. You canât do without oil. Your âgreen powerâ would grind to a halt without oil.
Every kW produced by wind and solar must be backed up with firm power. And that back-up power must be kept on warm standby because when the wind drops and the sun goes behind the clouds, it must be ready to fill the gap instantaneously.
They should be on warm standby, ideally. But that doesnât seem to be common enough to avoid dangerous conditions in extreme weather. Too many operators pray for cold-starts with unwinterized equipment.