While the grid is being moved away from dependable energy sources like oil, coal, and gas to ultimately uncertain ones like wind and solar, stupid conservatives point out the leftist obsession with electric cars. They then point to the blackouts in California. How is this going to function? They argue, believing they’ve made a strong argument, but they actually misunderstand( as conservatives frequently do ) that they haven’t discovered natural weakness and have instead exposed the enemy’s strategy. Moving everything into an unsatisfactory power grid, particularly for personal use, is a feature rather than causing problems. The proliferation of always-online vehicles that need a power grid and can be electronically shut down is the entire purpose of electric vehicles. All of this is energy-filled Cloward-Piven. Failure isn’t merely a given; it’s the end goal. As the blackouts intensify, they will advise you to stop talking and accept it for the benefit of the planet, as I had predicted. A few weeks ago, I was visiting a man who had relocated from South Africa and he was telling me how his family had grown accustomed to blackouts as the norm. We’ll have to” get used to them to” if leftists are given a chance. We’ll be aware not to bother cooking around 5 PM( don’t worry about gas stoves, they’re being outlawed as of right now) and to no drive at specific times or leave the house. Criminals will rampage yet more lawlessly than usual as cities become darker. savor utopia. And be aware that you are making sacrifices for the environment while Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Pierre Omidyar, and other notable climate philanthropists are residing in their mansions and mega-yachts. Which is more crucial: resolving the climate crisis or maintaining the lights at all times, 365 days a year? Power will initially be 23 hours per day, then 22. It will be compared to living through the Blitz in the media. We’ll be instructed to learn to tolerate it in supermarkets like masks and without bags. It’s a larger discussion about how little risk of blackouts we accept in contemporary society and whether our expectations should change in order to stop climate catastrophe.
Would it be simpler and less expensive to stop climate change— and its deadly combination of worsening heat, fire, drought, and flood — if we were willing to put up with the occasional blackout? I’ve found myself asking this question repeatedly.
Could accepting a few more blackouts for the upcoming some years help us start ditching gas sooner and save some money?
Does that imply that, if it means using less gas, we should be prepared to endure even a couple more hours of blackouts?
I’ve increasingly come to the conclusion that addressing climate change will necessitate sacrifices, even if they are smaller ones, for the greater good after reporting on clean energy for most of the past ten years. Those could be lifestyle adjustments like cutting back on driving or eating meat. Accepting that large-scale thermal farms will obliterate some wildlife habitat and that rooftop solar panels, despite their higher cost, play a significant part in restoring the grid may even be part of them.
Perhaps one of those sacrifices shouldn’t be learning to deal with more power outages.
However, we might never have a choice at the same time. We might never have a choice because the left-wing anti-technology luddite doesn’t want to give us one. They are enslaving us to an unsatisfactory and impossible” clean energy” grid, which they are now acknowledging will frequently fail. They are also making us live our whole lives around that grid, from stoves to cars. It’s a water empire designed to turn us into feudalistic people. Many people find it miserable to accept a less reliable energy grid because, as Grubert noted,” you might find yourself in situations where the wealthier you are, the more you can buy yourself out of that reliability problem.” Consider rooftop solar panels, a garage battery, or an emergency diesel generator.
Because of this, Grubert argued, it is essential for the government to be prepared to defend society’s most vulnerable members when the going gets tough and the power goes out. That might entail spending money on a larger network of cooling facilities and transportation to get people it. Because they won’t get air conditioning because it’s bad for the environment, cooling centers are how the French and various Euros live. Instead, thousands of people pass away in the summer while air-conditioned public spaces serve as” cooling centers.” The Left wants this for us. Environmentalism refers to this. Is it conceivable that we could combat the climate crisis by changing our expectations for” reliability”? ” Reliability.” It will soon be clear that the natural lefties have their own definition of trusted, despite their promise of a dependable power grid. Our expectations of having the power on need to change. On the hottest evenings, families who are used to domestic temperatures of 81 degrees, for example, could be paid to raise the thermostat a few degrees. Electronic car drivers might be encouraged to charge at a lower price over night. During difficult times on the grid, large factories might be forced to make cuts. Even though you don’t reside in South Africa, it is approaching your home. Here is a preview of tomorrow’s” clean clean.” Lights, warm water, and perhaps significant industries can disappear into the night when a blackout occurs at any time.
It’s risky to store perishable food in the refrigerator. If the rolling blackout strikes and lasts longer enough to ruin everything you cooked, the meat you purchase today might not be edible tomorrow.
South Africans have grown accustomed to eating by candlelight and heating water the traditional way due to rolling blackouts that can last up to twelve hours. Generators have been stocked up on by those who can afford them. But because of the high demand, it might take a month to actually get the generator.
There are more than just residences and smaller businesses. When power can disappear for the duration of the workday, factories and mines are struggling to maintain the nation’s business base. The same power grid powers all traffic lights, and when” load-shedding” mode is activated, the roads are reduced to a maze of honking vehicles. If we allow leftists to hold power, this is the” green” future that will emerge. Car accidents, cunning criminals, rotting food, decaying bodies, failing companies, and water shortages. Welcome to life in the power blackouts of South Africa.
When South Africans were advised to bury deceased loved ones within four days last week, the terrible extent of the outages was made clear.
The South African Funeral Practitioners Association issued a public statement warning that the constant electricity outages in mortuaries were causing bodies to fast decompose, placing incredibly high demands on dead parlors that were trying to handle the bodies.
Lis Van Os required oxygen for 17 hours every day before she passed away in October 2022. Her family claimed that because her stable oxygen machine needed mains power, loadshedding periods were incredibly stressful, especially when power did not return as expected.
Karin McDonald, her daughter, was compelled to investigate back options like inverters and a temporary oxygen mobile tank.
Home worker Maneo Motsamai in Johannesburg claims that the outages keep her from performing simple tasks like cooking.
” When I boil water to make mealie meal( maize porridge ), the power goes out. It’s a waste that I can’t eat. I’m not able to handle that, Motsamai told CNN.
Great crime rates are a problem in South Africa, and loadshedding is making matters worse by allowing criminals to break into unsecured homes when the power goes out.
Police officers struggle to get to crime scenes quickly enough when traffic lights are out, making policing more difficult.
The load-shedding is referred to as” a pandemic” by Tumelo Mogodiseng, general secretary of the South African Policing Union( SAPU ).
He claims that because police officers are unable to see potentially dangerous situations in the dark and police stations, some of which lack backup power systems, are at risk of being attacked by criminals during blackouts, the lives of his members are now more in danger. People, don’t be alarmed; everyone who passes away or lives in the dark contributes to” saving the planet.”
It’s not a bug to put everything on an unreliable grid, including personal transportation. It’s a feature. Electric cars and the proliferation always-online vehicles that require power grids and can be remotely turned off are all part of the plan. This is Cloward-Piven, but for energy. Failure is not just inevitable, but the goal. As the blackouts increase, they will tell us, as I predicted to shut up and accept it for the sake of the planet. We’ll “have to get used to” them if we give leftists the chance. We will know not to cook around 5 PM, and to avoid driving or leaving the house at certain times. Cities will become darker and criminals more lawless than ever. Enjoy utopia. And know that while Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are on their mega yachts and mansions you’re sacrificing to save the planet. The media will compare this to living in the Blitz. We’ll learn to live with the blackouts, just as we’ve learned to accept masks and no shopping bags in supermarkets.
I’ve asked myself this question repeatedly: Would it be easier to limit climate changes — and their deadly combination of worsening drought, heat, and fire — if we were to accept the occasional blackout.
Could we save money and ditch gas sooner if we accepted a few more blackouts in the next few years, instead of waiting a few extra years?
Does this mean that we should accept a few hours more of blackouts if it means using less gas?
After reporting on clean-energy for most of the past decade, I have increasingly come to the conclusion solving climate change requires sacrifices – even if they are small – for the greater good. These could include lifestyle changes, such as driving less and eating less meat. These changes could include accepting that large solar farms destroy wildlife habitat and that rooftop solar panels, despite their high cost, play an important role in cleaning the grid.
Perhaps learning to live through more power outages is not one of the sacrifices that should be made.
We might not be able to choose because the anti-technology luddites on the left don’t want us to have a say. They are forcing us to use an unreliable, unworkable grid of ‘clean energy’ that will be down regularly. It’s a water-based empire that wants to reduce us to feudalism. Think rooftop solar panels coupled with a battery stored in the garage or a backup generator.
This could include investing in a wider network of cooling centers, with transportation to help people get there. This could include investing in an expanded network of cooling centres, with transportation to get people there. Cooling centers are what the French and other Euros use because they don’t have air conditioning. It’s bad for their planet. The Left wants us to have ‘cooling centres’ in public places that are air-conditioned during the summer, while thousands of people die. This is what environmentalism means.Is it realistic to think that shifting our expectations for “reliability” could help us tackle the climate crisis?”Reliability”. It will be explained shortly that the green lefties have their own definition for reliability. We need to change the way we expect the power to be on. Families who are comfortable with 81 degrees indoors, for example, could be paid to raise the thermostat a few degree on the hottest nights. Electric car owners could be rewarded for charging their cars overnight at a cheaper rate. You may not live near South Africa, but you will soon be affected. Here’s an example of a greener tomorrow. Blackouts can happen at any time, and lights, hot water, and even major industries will disappear into darkness.
Storing perishable foods in the refrigerator has become a risky proposition. The meat you bought today could be inedible by tomorrow if a rolling blackout occurs and lasts for long enough to ruin all the food that you cooked.
South Africans are used to eating at candlelight and heating their water the old fashioned way. Those with the means to do so have been stocking generators. But demand is so high, it can take up to a month for a generator to be available.
Not just small businesses and homes are affected. When power is cut off for an entire day, factories and mines struggle to maintain the industrial base of the country. The same power grid powers traffic lights and when the power grid is in ‘load-shedding mode’, the roads are a maze of honking vehicles. This is the ‘green future’ that will come if we allow leftists to run our power. Car crashes, opportunistic thieves, rotting foods, decomposing corpses, bankrupt businesses and water shortages. Welcome to the world of South Africa’s power outages.
Last week, the extent of the outages in South Africa was revealed when South Africans received a warning to bury their loved ones within 4 days.
In a public announcement, the South African Funeral Practitioners Association warned of the rapid decomposition of bodies in mortuaries due to the unrelenting power outages. This puts enormous pressure on funeral parlors who are struggling to process corpses.
Lis Van Os required oxygen for 17 hours per day before she died in October of 2022. Her stationary oxygen device required mains electricity, which made periods of loadshedding very stressful, especially when power was not restored as scheduled.
Karin McDonald, her daughter, was forced to look at backup options like inverters and an oxygen mobile tank that lasted only short periods.
Maneo Motsamai is a domestic worker from Johannesburg who says that the outages have prevented her from performing simple tasks like cooking.
“I boil the water to cook mealie-meal (maize porridge), and the power goes out. I can’t eat. It’s a waste. I can’t deal with that,” Motsamai said to CNN.
Loadshedding makes South Africa’s high crime rate worse, as home security systems are unable to function when the power is out. This gives criminals an easy time in unprotected properties.
Traffic lights off can also make it difficult for police officers to reach crime scenes quickly.
Tumelo Mogodiseng is the General Secretary of the South African Police Union (SAPU). He describes the load-shedding epidemic as “a pandemic.”
He says that his members are more at risk because they can’t see dangerous situations in the dark, and many police stations don’t have backup systems. They’re also at risk from criminals who may attack them during blackouts.
