by Dr. Matthew Wielicki
April 28, 2025
from IrrationalFear Website

 

Renewables

The power outage exposed

renewable energy instability

and grid failure in this

'green' utopia...

On April 28, 2025, a catastrophic power outage plunged millions of people in Spain and Portugal into chaos.

The blackout, one of Europe's largest in recent memory, struck shortly after midday, instantly severing electricity supplies and disrupting transportation, healthcare, and communication across the Iberian Peninsula.

Traffic lights went dark, nearly 400 flights at Madrid's airport were delayed or canceled, and hospitals scrambled to keep emergency systems running.

Spain's national railway, Renfe, halted entirely, leaving passengers stranded for hours.

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This disaster wasn't caused by extreme weather or natural disasters, it was driven by,

a dangerously unstable reliance on intermittent renewable energy...!

Ironically, Spain and Portugal have championed renewable sources more aggressively than most nations.

In 2023, solar and wind produced approximately 40% of Spain's and Portugal's power generation...

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Yet, this green utopia turned into a nightmare as renewable energy unpredictability was starkly exposed.
 

Renewables - Clean, But Unreliable

Renewable energy sources, primarily wind and solar, are inherently intermittent - depending heavily on weather conditions.

Spain and Portugal's grids struggled under fluctuating conditions, where even slight disruptions can cascade into catastrophic failures.

 

During the outage, a significant oscillation destabilized the electrical frequency, triggering automatic shutdowns across the grid.

(Financial Times)

Authorities suggested that rising midday temperatures may have stressed the grid, but today's AccuWeather forecast for Spain shows otherwise.

Temperatures across the interior remain moderate, ranging from the mid-50s to the low 70s Fahrenheit, hardly extreme conditions that could credibly destabilize a robust energy system.
 

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This calls into question official explanations and highlights how brittle a heavily renewable-powered grid can be... even in ordinary weather.

While renewables have undeniable environmental benefits, their unstable nature requires robust grid infrastructure, significant backup power sources, and extensive storage solutions, none of which were sufficiently in place.

Limited interconnection capacity with neighboring countries further exacerbated the situation, preventing Spain and Portugal from effectively drawing power from elsewhere during the crisis.

And how rare are such blackouts really?

 

According to The Independent, power disruptions of this scale are extremely rare for advanced nations like Spain and Portugal... but as reliance on unstable energy sources increases, we may see more of them.
 

How many lives might be lost or severely impacted due to this power outage?

 

Hospitals running on backup generators, emergency services slowed or stalled, vulnerable populations stranded without essential medical equipment, these consequences far surpass the hypothetical threats posed by climate change itself.

The Dark Side of Renewable Energy

Behind the headlines of Spain and Portugal's massive blackout lies an uncomfortable truth:

the transition to renewable energy, driven by alarmist climate policies, is creating vulnerabilities that directly threaten human lives.

The outage was triggered by a dramatic drop of more than 10 GW in electricity supply, linked directly to the unpredictable nature of renewables.

Wind speeds fluctuated significantly on April 28, dropping generation capacity sharply just as demand surged midday.

Unlike coal, gas, or nuclear plants, which reliably supply power irrespective of weather, renewable sources faltered exactly when they were most needed.

Spain's grid operator, Red Eléctrica, acknowledged that limited interconnections and insufficient battery storage severely hampered emergency responses.

With a mere 5% interconnection capacity compared to the recommended 15%, Spain and Portugal were isolated precisely when stability mattered most.

Detailed analysis reveals this blackout wasn't an isolated incident... it's a predictable consequence of hastily transitioning away from stable, fossil-based sources without adequate planning or infrastructure investment.

Studies consistently show that power outages significantly increase mortality rates, especially among vulnerable groups.

According to public health officials, prolonged outages correlate with heightened death rates from medical device failures, extreme heat or cold exposure, and interruptions in essential medical services.

Ironically,

climate change, has never directly caused such widespread and immediate life-threatening outages.

 

Yet the "solutions" policymakers advocate, rapid renewable expansion without proper safeguards, are now demonstrably dangerous.

Spain and Portugal's blackout must serve as a wake-up call.

Renewables alone cannot sustain modern societies.

Balanced, realistic energy policies, embracing stable energy sources alongside renewables, are crucial.

Without this realism, we risk further blackouts, more lives lost, and an ironically devastating outcome from policies intended to "save" us.