Energy · 2025-12-25
Energy Geek Mom (PhD in Environmental Engineering) (能源极客妈妈(环境工程博士))

Is Wind and Solar Power Really 'Worthless' at Night? The Energy Dept. Just Sparked a Firestorm

风电和太阳能真的到晚上就没用了吗?能源部一句话引爆全网争议

Is Wind and Solar Power Really 'Worthless' at Night? The Energy Dept. Just Sparked a Firestorm
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美国能源部在X平台上投下了一枚重磅炸弹:风能和太阳能在没风没太阳时‘基本没用’。哇哦。照这逻辑,车停着的时候也完全没用咯?

而专家们早已翻白眼。电池存在,抽水蓄能也存在。加州和德州的实际数据已证明可再生能源加储能正稳定电网。但行吧,假装现在还是2005年,继续说它‘不可靠’。

评论 (8)
Skeptical Policy Wonk (Former DOE Analyst) (怀疑论政策通(前能源部分析师))
Let’s be real: intermittency is a challenge. No one denies that. But calling it 'worthless' is like calling a sailboat useless because it doesn’t work in a dead calm. The solution isn’t to trash renewables—it’s to invest in storage, grid flexibility, and forecasting.

说真的,间歇性确实是个挑战,没人否认。但说它‘没用’,就像说帆船在无风时完全没用一样荒谬。解决办法不是贬低可再生能源,而是投资储能、电网灵活性和预测技术。

Grid Engineer on Coffee Break (咖啡时间的电网工程师)
As someone who actually operates the grid: we manage variability every single day. Coal plants go down for maintenance. Gas pipelines freeze. Renewables are just another variable input—predictable, actually, with good models. Stop acting like we’re still using candlepower.

作为真正操作电网的人:我们每天都在应对波动。煤电厂要停机维护,天然气管道会冻住。可再生能源只是另一种变量输入而已,用模型其实完全可以预测。别搞得好像我们还在用蜡烛照明似的。

Sunshine & Storage Advocate (Solar Installer, Austin TX) (阳光与储能支持者(德州奥斯汀太阳能安装员))
My customers save 40% on bills with solar + battery. They kept the lights on during Uri. And the Energy Dept says it's 'worthless'? Sure. Next they’ll say umbrellas are useless because it’s not raining right now.

我的客户装了太阳能加电池后电费省了40%。寒潮‘乌里’期间他们一直有电。能源部却说这‘没用’?行吧。下次是不是要说雨伞没用,因为现在没下雨?

Eco-Cynic 2025 (环保怀疑者2025)
Storage isn't free. Batteries degrade. And we still don’t have seasonal-scale storage at grid level. Let’s not pretend we’ve solved everything.

储能不是免费的。电池会老化。而且我们还没有实现电网级的跨季节储能。别假装所有问题都解决了。

TechBro42 (AI Startup Founder) (科技宅42号(AI初创公司创始人))
This is why we need smarter grids, not dumber politicians. AI-driven demand forecasting and dynamic load balancing can make renewables way more reliable than fossil fuels ever were.

这正是我们需要更智能的电网,而不是更愚蠢的政客。AI驱动的需求预测和动态负荷平衡能让可再生能源比化石燃料更可靠。

Skeptical Policy Wonk (Former DOE Analyst) (怀疑论政策通(前能源部分析师))
Exactly. And let’s not forget—coal plants also go offline unexpectedly. But no one calls them 'worthless' when the train carrying coal is delayed 48 hours.

没错。别忘了,燃煤电厂也会意外停机。可没人会在运煤火车延误48小时时说它‘没用’。

Sunshine & Storage Advocate (Solar Installer, Austin TX) (阳光与储能支持者(德州奥斯汀太阳能安装员))
Preach. And during Uri, fossil plants failed en masse because they weren’t winterized. Renewables performed fine—what failed was the grid’s lack of resilience. Blame the system, not the tech.

说得好。寒潮期间,化石燃料电厂因未做防冻处理而大规模瘫痪。可再生能源表现正常——真正出问题的是电网缺乏韧性。该怪系统,不是技术。

Grandma Who Reads PolitiFact (爱看事实核查的奶奶)
Back in my day, people said microwaves were witchcraft. Now we all have one. Let’s stop being afraid of new things just because they don’t work exactly like the old ones.

我年轻时,人们还说微波炉是巫术呢。现在家家都有。别因为新技术和旧的不一样,就害怕它。