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Rolling blackouts the hollow victory of climate piety over energy reality
Our domestic energy shortage isn’t just about Ukraine. We have developed an abusive relationship with the fossil fuels that we rely upon.
Matthew WarrenEnergy expertBlaming markets for high energy prices is like blaming your watch for being late, or a thermometer for being cold. Energy markets are an instrument, not a villain. We ignore them at our peril.
Record high wholesale electricity prices this winter were a national alarm, the market screaming that there was not enough energy in the system, nor capacity, sometimes both.
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