"President Donald Trump's Department of Energy sparked backlash last week after posting on X that "wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and the wind is not blowing." The message echoed recent remarks from Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a longtime oil and gas executive, who defended Trump's claim that renewable energy is driving up electricity costs, though he acknowledged the picture is more complicated."
"Still, the DoE's X post drew millions of views and many mocking replies, including a community note reminding readers that batteries exist to store power when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing.Among the most prominent replies was from Elon Musk, who cut through the noise with just two words: "Um ... hello?"Alongside his reply, the Tesla CEO boosted his company's large-scale battery business, which had recently touted a 370-megawatt-hour storage project in Australia designed to stabilize the grid and expand renewable use. His post garnered a little over half a million views."
The Department of Energy posted that wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a longtime oil and gas executive, defended claims that renewable energy raises electricity costs and called wind and solar intermittent without large-scale batteries. The DoE's post drew millions of views and mocking replies noting existing battery storage. Elon Musk replied "Um ... hello?" and promoted Tesla's large-scale battery projects, including a 370-megawatt-hour storage project in Australia and the company's solar panel business for homes.
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