"The green movement calls for a shutdown of coal and gas power plants. At the same time, it demands a switch to electric vehicles, electric home appliances, and green hydrogen produced by power-intensive electrolyzers. This and the AI revolution portend a breakdown of the so-called energy transition."
These goals conflict with efforts to promote electric vehicles, electric appliances, and a new application that will increase the demand for electric power.
Michigan's electrical power in 2022 was generated by gas, coal, nuclear, with wind and solar at 12%. Michigan plans to close its gas and coal plants, which provide 63 percent of the electric power, while also retiring nuclear plants.
In 2022, 60 percent of US electric power was generated by coal and natural gas.
Shutting down coal and gas plants while promoting electric vehicles and heat pumps will produce electric power shortages.
Two additional trends will drive electric power demand.
Data center power consumption will jump by a factor of six to ten over the next decade, rising from about 1.5 percent of world power demand today to approach ten percent of world demand.
https://www.masterresource.org/goreham-steve/green-energy-goals-conflict-electricity/
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