Rather than approaching energy policy clearly, the U.S. is pursuing so-called "Net zero" energy policies aiming to fully electrify western economies, while relying almost entirely on wind and solar power.
The additional required electricity - after all, the wind doesn't always blow, and the sun sets nightly - would supposedly be supplied by energy storage batteries or hydrogen-powered generators.
Green energy subsidies, which were already large, have been hugely expanded under the Biden Administration's Inflation Reduction Act.
The IRA is a virtual smorgasbord of green energy subsidies for offshore wind, solar power, electric vehicles, and charging infrastructure.
The green energy pork, which relies on climate alarmism for its justification, is increasing electricity costs and reducing standards of living, such as in Europe, where deindustrialization is taking place because of unaffordable energy costs.
Although the author of the Washington Post article may think differently, modern society requires ample supplies of reliable and affordable energy.
The unrealistic energy policies in place today eventually will collapse under their own weight.
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