Where renewables have been tried globally they have left homes unheated and industry at a standstill
”, January 9). De Ruyter did the best he could with a terrible hand against a rigged deck.
I am not against green energy. Powering up residential homes and low-demand commercial properties with such energy is a great idea. But we’re a country in drastic need of re-industrialisation. We need the type of power solar and wind cannot provide. Additionally, we have vast untapped natural gas reserves that could catapult us out of this crisis. We just need to use it. But above all that, the source of power doesn’t actually matter. What matters is who is in charge of harnessing it.
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