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The Failure of America’s Electrification | Sunday Extra

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🗓️ 14 April 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The U.S. electric grid faces unprecedented strains, resulting in rolling blackouts, energy crunches, and growing concerns about systemic failures. “Power The Future” founder Daniel Turner discusses the ramifications of America’s electrification. Get the facts first on Morning Wire. *Clarification: While New York state has shut down some of its nuclear power plants, three nuclear plants currently remain in operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Strains on the U.S. electric grid have led to rolling blackouts, energy crunches, and growing concerns about systemic failures.

0:10.0

The energy problems come amid an increased push for renewables at the same time as Americans rely more than ever on electric devices including EVs.

0:19.0

In this episode we talk with Daniel Turner, founder and executive director of Power the Future about the increased

0:25.8

strains on the U.S. electric grid. I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia

0:31.3

Howe. It's Sunday April 14th, and this is an extra edition of Morning Wire.

0:40.0

Joining us now to discuss the growing strains on America's electric grid is Daniel Turner,

0:44.8

founder and executive director of Power the Future.

0:47.9

Daniel, thanks for coming on.

0:49.2

My pleasure, it's great to be with you.

0:51.1

So we're currently seeing the shift toward renewable energy all in the name of climate change.

0:55.8

We're seeing the shutdown of power plants in our already strained grid followed by an increased

1:00.9

demand for power.

1:02.8

What's going to happen if we continue down this path?

1:05.9

Well, the best indication of what will happen

1:08.2

going forward is to look at what has already happened in the past.

1:11.3

And for that, you have to look at countries that have

1:13.3

done this electrification harder and faster and longer than America has and that's

1:19.1

particularly Europe. Germany is leading to charge worldwide. Look at German energy prices, look at its

1:25.0

contracting economy, look at what its ratepayers are paying per kilowatt hour, and

1:30.7

if Germany's been doing this for 20 some odd years, 25 years, at the cost of over half a trillion euro,

1:38.0

why do we think it would work any differently here in America?

1:41.0

So any place that has tried the all electrification, the all

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