If you live in SE Wisconsin, you know that the Chicago-based (puke) outfit that owns Wisconsin Electric has been kissing the ass of the Green Grifters around here. Lots of windmills and sun-catchers.
They are cute, but they do not deliver the goods.
So there's a report from the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (which switches electric current around from state to state) which says exactly that. This from PowerLine:
...The Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) is at risk of running low on electricity this summer, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) 2025 summer reliability assessment.
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MISO will see an “elevated” risk of shortfalls this summer, with the retirement of 1,575 MW of natural gas and coal-fired generation since last summer contributing to “less dispatchable generation” in the region. NERC pulls no punches in pointing out that MISO’s grid instability is due to “the decline in dispatchable generation and the increasing share that solar and wind resources have in meeting demand.”
The following shows the OUTRIGHT LIES you have been told about windmills and sun-catchers:
...MISO has over 31,000 MW of installed wind capacity and 18,245 MW of installed solar capacity; however, the historically based on-peak capacity contribution is 5,616 MW and 9,123 MW, respectively....
Got that? While the utilities (and your State) tell you that there is all kinds of generating capacity out there, the reality is far, far, less.
There are standby gen-sets that run on natural gas and/or gasoline. Get one.
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