The Patriot Post® · Energy Crisis in the Making

Joe D'Aleo: “The warm pool of water in the North Pacific (the same driver for last winter) and the warm tropical Pacific waters moving west to the central Pacific is a classic scenario for a very cold winter in the central and eastern U.S. … This has scary potential consequences because of the regulations imposed by the EPA this year. … With the projected closure of 60 gigawatts (GW) of coal plant capacity, virtually the entire U.S. is rapidly reaching the brink of significantly higher prices for electricity and being unable to meet either the summer or winter peak demand for power. … In a major cold outbreak, the grid may fail and large areas may be in the dark during extreme cold. … Even without blackouts, energy bills will continue to rise higher, perhaps much higher than 2013/14. … Yes, one little pen and an EPA run amuck can have far reaching effects.The irony: It is a real threat in the foreseeable future, not one envisioned by failing climate models, 100 years away.”