Episode 1322 • • 38:16 - 42:26
1322: Dark Fate
Global Cooling, Bill Clinton and Scarcity Pricing Signals
The 1996 deregulation under President Bill Clinton is identified as the origin of current grid vulnerabilities. Real-time data from the ERCOT app showed energy bids exceeding legal limits, suggesting power was withheld until prices hit the $9,000 cap. The discussion posits that a shift toward "global cooling" caught officials off guard because they were ideologically committed to global warming narratives.