Guru on all things power generation Meredith Angwin comes back to the show, this time to focus entirely on the big points of her superb book, *Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid.* (https://www.amazon.com/Shorting-Grid-Hidden-Fragility-Electric/dp/1735358002/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1702947902&sr=8-1)
Tune in to learn all about the cockamamy regulations and horribly skewed incentives that have our power producers doing all kinds of crazy stuff. Learn why wind and solar absolutely make prices for electricity skyrocket every time (hint: backup for when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine!), why batteries and/or pumped hydro won't save us, and why our current tendency to rely on gas to bail out the renewables is courting disaster. Oh, and hear why your host's home state of Michigan is headed for blackouts!
Here are a few other links referred to in the show:
The Spectator article about Meredith: https://thespectator.com/topic/meredith-angwin-power-grid-prophet-energy/
Jason Hayes's article about Michigan's stupid new power generation mandates: https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2023/michigan-lawmakers-should-aim-for-the-least-harmful-net-zero-plan
Mackinac Center for Public Policy: https://www.mackinac.org/