[ExI] Trump Is Obsessed With Oil, but Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World

[John Clark]

On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 10:10 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*>> when you're talking about AI data centers, energy storage is just as
>> big a factor for nuclear energy and gas turbines as it is for wind or solar
>> power, every power source needs battery storage, so for that application
>> intermittent power production is not a relevant disadvantage. And the
>> reason your home electrical bill keeps going up is because you're competing
>> for electricity with AI data centers. **If He Who Must Not Be Named
>> would just stop interfering and let the **F**ree **M**arket** decide for
>> itself if wind or solar power installation should be built or not
>> then your electrical bill would not be going up as fast.*
>>
>
> * > **On the contrary John.  Nuclear and gas energy production is
>> controlled by the operator.  Wind power is unpredictable and intermittent.
>> The big advantage of combustion-based power is in its predictability and
>> availability on demand.*
>>
>
*No power source is 100% reliable and even a microsecond electrical
interruption would cause chaos in a huge multi-billion dollar AI data
center. So regardless of how the electricity is made you're going to need
an uninterruptible battery power supply.*

*> you are promoting a particular political view rather than dealing with
> the mind-boggling economic and technological complexity of energy
> production and distribution. *


*What political views can you deduce from my opinions concerning the
delicate nature of AI data centers and my knowledge of electrical energy
production and distribution? *


*And please answer just one more question. Do you or do you not believe the
Free Market should be the place that decides if solar or wind power
installations should be built and not He Who Must Not Be Named? From your
answer I think I may be able to deduce some political views that you are
promoting. *

*John K Clark*
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