Ecuador Faces 12-Hour Power Cuts Daily Due to Drought

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Power cuts in Ecuador will run nationwide for 12 hours per day, up from a planned eight, the government said on Monday, citing the country's urgent energy crisis caused by the worst drought in the Andean country's recent history.

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The pitfalls of being overly reliant on "clean" energy.

#1 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-09-24 09:54 AM | Reply

The results of climate change from burning fossil fuels.

BTW, how many solar or wind farms are impacted by drought?

The lesson is to not rely entirely on one source of clean energy.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-09-24 11:44 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

There have always been droughts and floods. But on average, hydroelectric has been consistently more reliable than solar or wind.

Part of the problem is that demand will always increase with supply of energy, although infrastructure will almost always lag.

Another is many of these "clean" sources of energy can be just as damaging to the environment as using fossil fuels.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-09-24 02:04 PM | Reply

Another is many of these "clean" sources of energy can be just as damaging to the environment as using fossil fuels.

#3 | Posted by sentinel

No. Literally no. Not many.

Maybe if you put a damn in the wrong spot but that's about it.

#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-09-24 02:45 PM | Reply

Texas Gov Abbott: "12 hours? Hold my beer..."

#5 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-09-24 02:46 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

BTW, how many solar or wind farms are impacted by drought?

The lesson is to not rely entirely on one source of clean energy.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-09-24 11:44 AM | Reply | Flag:

That's not it. You use a shortfall formula to plan for how much combustion power you have to install alongside renewable energy for consistent total energy production during shortfalls.

#6 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-09-24 05:12 PM | Reply

As #5 lampoons it, Texas didn't install enough shortfall coverage.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-09-24 05:13 PM | Reply

The downsides of hydropower

For starters, while hydroelectric generation itself emits no greenhouse gases, dams and reservoirs emit significant amounts of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide. Under some circumstances-such as in tropical zones-they can generate more greenhouse gases than fossil-fuel power plants.

#8 | Posted by sentinel at 2024-09-24 06:04 PM | Reply

Another is many of these "clean" sources of energy can be just as damaging to the environment as using fossil fuels.

Oh look a solar spill...

via GIPHY

#9 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-09-25 07:10 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

We need diversified energy sources. Not green obsessed political hacks that have no clue that non diversified climate based energy is unreliable. Generally leftists have only radical obessions but lack common sense. They are conditioned to be radical.

#10 | Posted by Robson at 2024-09-25 07:38 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

"We cannot solve problems at the same level of thinking that we were at when we created those problems"
- Albert Einstein

#11 | Posted by TrueBlue at 2024-09-25 08:45 AM | Reply

Texas Gov Abbott: "12 hours? Hold my beer..."

C'mon man, the TX grid works fine unless it is hot or cold out.

#12 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-09-25 11:08 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

The pitfalls of being overly reliant on "clean" energy.

#1 | Posted by sentinel

Oil puppets gloat about the tragedies that result from their effective propaganda war.

#13 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-09-25 06:31 PM | Reply

Generally leftists have only radical obessions but lack common sense. They are conditioned to be radical.

#10 | Posted by Robson

Does your common sense tell that you can just endlessly trash the planet you live on and not have negative consequences for yourself?

Musk aint takin you to mars.

#14 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-09-25 06:32 PM | Reply

As #5 lampoons it, Texas didn't install enough shortfall coverage.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg

No. Texas create an artificial shortage of natural gas to drive up prices and couldn't cover the shortfall when it was needed.

Worse, Texas passed no regulations on ensuring wind power generators were capable working in cold weather because FreeDumb. They work fine in places like Minnesota all year long.

#15 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-09-26 11:50 AM | Reply