There is never any lack of online evidence, from one second to the next, that the internet can make you smarter or dumber depending on what you choose to listen to, read, watch, or believe. You can find plenty of examples right here on this forum! There is a vast amount of great information available online, along with loads of utter crap and everything in between.
Here's an example.
"Wind and solar tend to only produce energy during off peak hours." Solar "tends to only produce energy during off peak hours"? What?! Now, there's a genuine lack of understanding of what hours of the day the sun shines or what hours of the day are
peak demand for you to ponder. The phrase "tends to
only" is a little hard to decipher. But if you separate the word
only from
tends to, you can make some sense of it one way or another. I'm assuming that most people understand that peak energy demand occurs from around 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. which roughly corresponds with daylight—you know, when the sun is out. There's no mention of the different types of solar power, but basically there's
photovoltaic and
concentrated solar thermal power generating stations. Concentrated solar power generating stations have the additional option of
thermal energy storage to regulate variance in power output and making them more usable for base load or on demand generation.
Another example,
"Baseline power (oil, gas, nuclear) produce on demand throughout the entire day, during both peak and off-peak hours." First,
base load power is the electricity generated to cover the
minimum electrical demand during the course of a day. It is that
portion of electric power used
consistently throughout the
entire day. Base
load plants generate a
constant level of electric power all day long and most types, especially coal and nuclear, are slow to respond to fluctuating demand. The base
load power requirement can be met thru a mix of various types of power generating sources or by base load generating power plants. Base
load power is not produced to provide "on demand" electricity "throughout the entire day",
only the
minimum power used over a day.
Since electrical demand fluctuates, other types of power plants are required to meet that demand. Fluctuating demand is met thru intermediate
load following,
peaking power plants, or thru grid
energy storage. It is thru
combined base load, load leveling, peaking plants, and grid energy storage that electricity on demand is made possible for use at any given time of day.
Want some more BS?
"Furthermore, you can not turn off wind and solar when it is producing. [Why not?] So, even if the production is higher then [sic] the demand, it will still enter the grid." This person is also apparently unaware of the existence or concept of grid energy storage. Large-scale grid-capacity storage for intermittent renewable energy sources is an exploding field in a host of ways: advancing technologies; increasing capacities; decreasing costs; new innovations; longer durations; increasing demand; expanding investment; and large-scale real-world demonstration sites and functioning deployments which are rapidly expanding around the globe. Here's a good source for news on the
latest developments in energy storage. Is the variability of renewable energy an issue? Sure it is. It's a problem with multiple solutions like energy storage or generation dispersal. But, neither the world or technology is static. They both keep moving forward to address challenges thru innovation and progress. The future is pretty certain to look different than the past or present and various renewable energy solutions will continue to emerge and evolve.
There is plenty more FUD to wade thru, but I'm done for today. There are more enjoyable ways to spend time than cleaning up other people's crap.