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THE PRICE OF NET ZERO Tim Congdon’s discussion of energy prices (“AN OVERDONE ‘EMERGENCY’”, OCTOBER) omitted important factors affecting energy supply by not including the drive to “Net Zero”. Looking at energy as just the economics of supply and demand misses the effect of political actions. The price of energy is driven up by the adoption of renewables such as wind and solar power because they are inherently less efficient than fossil fuels. In addition to being dearer, renewables need the back-up of natural gas when the wind stops blowing or wind speed becomes too high. But to supply gas only now and then is much more expensive per unit of energy than if it were a regular supply. California provides an example of pro-renewables politics affecting energy supply. Tim Congdon refers to how…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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