Balancing the Grid

With the war in Ukraine still ongoing, the European Union is experiencing an energy crises, with California and their electric car mandate seeming to be not too far behind. How many dominoes are in the series of rising electricty costs or in the line of removal of not-so-Green energy? Executive Producers: Jamie PocketParley https://www.newpodcastapps.com https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/europes-skyrocketing-energy-prices-cause-industries-to-close/ https://fortune.com/2022/09/01/california-electric-cars-charge-newsom/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-25/uk-wind-power-sets-record-on-gusty-weather https://fortune.com/2021/09/16/the-u-k-went-all-in-on-wind-power-never-imaging-it-would-one-day-stop-blowing/ (Read with Javascript disabled) https://thedeepdive.ca/in-poland-people-are-lining-up-for-days-to-stock-up-on-coal-for-the-winter/ Wind Energy in Russia: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X21000134 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_in_Russia https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Russian-Natural-Gas-Production-Expected-To-Hit-All-Time-High-This-Year.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream https://energyforprogress.org/article/one-question-on-energy-how-does-natural-gas-become-electricity/ https://petrowiki.spe.org/Gas_as_fertilizer_feedstock Natural gas to fertilizer study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082608603531 https://gearandgrit.com/convert-watts-calories-burned-cycling/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower https://www.solarproguide.com/how-much-electricity-generated-by-solar-panel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_cycle_power_plant https://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Efficiency_of_Wind_Energy https://www.ge.com/power/transform/article.transform.articles.2018.mar.come-hele-or-high-water Older Price citations: https://infogalactic.com/info/Cost_of_electricity_by_source More Recent Price citations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source Gas and Electricity Prices: How are they Calculated?: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-11767544 https://www.leveltenenergy.com/post/energy-markets-101 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission NOVA: The Nuclear Option (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418050/ YouTube Links: How is the price of electricity determined? How does the electricity market function?: (Fingrid) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCx2gdakdc Natural Gas 101: Natural Gas Pricing Components: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLr_YdlLiJ8 The Business of Natural Gas (Annoying audio): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb9EF6NsloU Ammonia Production using Hydrogen and Nitrogen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44qx3JZzsGc http://www.billybon3s.com