Mark

Business Strategist, Energy Professional

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@greta

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@LangmanVince Cuck........

[J P Chamberlain @JPChamberlainX]

Here's my bet, and I'd take it to the bank...

The one in the RIGHT

is FINALLY

going to cost the one on the LEFT

the leadership gavel.

I honestly don't think Thune can come back from this. This will be what FINALLY breaks the dam and unleashes hell upon him from all quarters.

[𝔉🅰𝒏 Karoline Leavitt @WHLeavitt]

A 12-year-old boy accused of holding a girl down by shoving rocks in her mouth so his buddy could rape her was just let go by a judge.

Time to prosecute this little monster and jail the woke judge?

A. Big Yes
B. No

[Edward Dowd @DowdEdward]

A man in Barnstable MA speaking on illegal immigration:

Brings to mind the Quote from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of men who wanted to be left alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves and those they love. They do not ask for much. Just to be left alone. But when they are pushed too far, when their families, their homes, their livelihoods, or their way of life is threatened… they become the most dangerous force on earth.”

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@ZubyMusic @ZubyPodcast Done.....thanks man

[Sidney Powell 🇺🇸 Attorney, Author, Gladiator @SidneyPowell1]

YEP 🤬

[Texas2AAttorney @CJGRISHAM]

Client was pulled over because his rental car plate didn't provide a return when a crooked cop ran the plate for no reason. Within 7 minutes, Enterprise confirmed it was valid. Cop decided he was gonna violate Rodriguez and hold my client until drug dog showed up. Dog did two laps, no hit third lap, handler motioned for the dog to respond to justify a search. Client held over two hours in handcuffs while they went through his stuff. Found nothing, of course, because dogs are wrong 75% of the time. Just got him a $25,000 payday for those 2.5 hours. Lesson learned Montgomery, Texas?!

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@VivaLaAmes11 He's compensating......

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@grey4626 Looking at you Matt.....

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@LoneAlphaWolf @ScottPresler Looking at you Matt.........

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@CorinnePhD @ScottPresler Matt's problem........

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@chrisclarkefly @Claudialover0

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@stuartscheller Brian is not worth your time sir..........

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@ZubyMusic 4-5 years old are the best years IMHO........don't miss them!!

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

You make some valid points. I especially like the last point about the off grid home. That's a great use for solar.

I'm focused on grid scale power and in that case wind/solar are just not viable. Germany is a good example. They went all in on renewables and they have destroyed their manufacturing base and now have the 2nd highest electricity prices in Europe. Renewables (wind + solar especially) now dominate generation, often >50-60% in good years, but intermittency requires expensive backups, grid upgrades, and subsidies that feed into consumer bills.

Energy density is one area to consider. Replacing one average ~900 MW nuclear reactor's annual output would require hundreds of wind turbines or millions of solar panels, sprawling over vastly larger areas (e.g., solar might need 250 to 2,500+ acres per TWh vs. nuclear's ~25 acres).

Appreciate the dialog...take care..

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@kilmeade Dude, you should keep a lower profile.....else FOX will figure out what a clueless, uninformed, no talent windbag you are.....

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

Existing plants (especially coal, gas, and nuclear) are very cheap to run right now: mostly under $50/MWh.
New wind and solar are much more expensive (5–10× higher) because:
You have to build a lot of extra capacity (overbuilding)
You need backup/storage for when the sun isn’t shining or wind isn’t blowing
Transmission lines are expensive for remote wind/solar farms
Bottom line the chart is showing:
Even though wind and solar have zero fuel cost, when you count all the real-world costs of making reliable electricity, they currently come out significantly more expensive than running existing coal, gas, or nuclear plants.

[Mark @mark_rivenbark]

@AnneErickson Mark Knopfler...........best I have seen in person...