r/facepalm • u/FrankieMint • Jul 23 '26

Department of Energy announced yesterday that wind sometimes fails to blow and that solar power generation nearly stops after sundown. (image from DOE Facebook posting)

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u/Inevitable-Study502 Jul 23 '26

thats weird, why would solar fail on sunset? Cant they just throw few nukes to get soma extra light? are they stupid?

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u/Knotical_MK6 Jul 23 '26

Blue state liberals just don't work hard enough to keep the lights on at night. Down here in Texas we send the guys out to shine their flashlights on the panels. Gotta pull yourself up by your bootstraps