I just wish people pushed for the forms of power that made sense for their local area. For instance, I live in Kansas, and we have had no issue with wind. We get almost half of our power from it, and there has been no blackouts or brownouts related to any weather or our wind power.

But you know why it works here? Because we are on the plains! The wind never fucking stops blowing. If you ask a Kansan and they say "There is no wind today", what they actually mean is "There is a light breeze today." If the wind ever actually stops, that is when we get concerned (the only times I have ever seen that were before tornadoes or wind storms). So no shit wind power works around here. And then we have a clean coal plant, a nuclear plant, and several natural gas plants to provide backup in the event the wind power dips. And if shit well and truly hits the fan, most small towns have their own large diesel generators that can do emergency power for a day or two.

Its almost like, an energy policy of "All of the Above" and "Based on the local conditions" is the smart way. Instead of just ignoring things.