Renewables are part of this balanced energy plan, but that's not what (((they))) want. It's harder to turn a coal or nuke plant off than it is to tell a wind turbine to slow and lock.
Is that dude still muh-heatpumps man?
Is that dude still muh-heatpumps man?
I'm definitely muh-heatpumps after learning more about them. I can't wait to replace my window AC with one. I admit I just like the concept of an electric heater with a COP above 1.0 (that doesn't blow the hot air outside like a window AC does).
There's nothing wrong with them, but the way this guy talks about them they're perfect for every situation.
It's hit -10°F here lately. While the newer heat pumps will work under those conditions, they're ones rated for that kind of temp and they start getting really inefficient. My natgas furnace is the same efficiency if it's 45 or -20. There's also the electric cost, when your heatpump is running 24/7 trying to extract a little heat from the air, is that really useful?
My furnace, on the other hand:
I think he does mention heatpumps in the video actually, but I'm not sure what he thinks of them or what he's said about them in the past.
He goes full on greta thunberg toward the end of the video, slamming conservative media and the republican party. Completely off the rails..
I think anyone with a brain can see the value in renewable energy, but we are still in the early phases of figuring it out and developing the tech necessary. The left wants to shove it down everyones throat before its had time to cook.
If we could find a balance or just integrate it as practical, it would be a non partisan goal.
We shouldn't be forced into unproven, unreliable, or inefficient vehicles/machines for the sake of optics, virtue signaling or muh climate change.
I personally have been very interested in solar power, but the battery tech/price has just not reached a point were I would consider it a smart decision to adopt it yet.
I've also been following the progress of Aptera motors solar powered EV. Its a cool idea, but the base price of the small and odd looking vehicle is expected to be around $50k. I believe thats way too high for what they are planning to roll out.
A while back, he went full retard on heat pumps and how great they were. I prefer the hot heat of natural gas.
Renewables can have their uses, but they're not 100% of the time like coal, nuclear, oil, and gas. We need more than just a few 9MW turbines in a field.
I watch his content all the time and like it. He is one of the few I watch without adblockers and his politics, while obvious, never concerned me because of him explaining his position about technology. I disagree with some of his conclusions like natural gas generators at the home not being economically viable, same with solar. Scales of costs can be changed but won't because of new infrastructure costs. GM (yes the one that makes planned obsolesce cars built by moron UAW workers) had a put out a natural gas system in the late 80s that was designed to put a power station in everyone's house and it ran off of natural gas.