Wellinghoff is a Dangerous Man
The Energy Collective —
... I am now reassured. A career lawyer who has spent 30 years focused on clients from the renewable energy industry has declared that his former and future clients can save the world. All they need is a smart grid that can shape the load to meet what they can provide. ...
Dangerous Delusions
Energy Outlook —
... at least for the next several decades. I am not dismissing the vital contribution of renewables in addressing climate change, or the potential of a smarter electricity grid to accommodate a greater share of generation from renewable sources than would be feasible today. However, while I appreciate the benefits of visionary leadership in moving the country towards those goals, that vision must be grounded in reality, and not skewed by wishful thinking or the ingrained habits of a long career spent in advocacy for renewable energy. ...
Dangerous Delusions
The Energy Collective —
... at least for the next several decades. I am not dismissing the vital contribution of renewables in addressing climate change, or the potential of a smarter electricity grid to accommodate a greater share of generation from renewable sources than would be feasible today. However, while I appreciate the benefits of visionary leadership in moving the country towards those goals, that vision must be grounded in reality, and not skewed by wishful thinking or the ingrained habits of a long career spent in advocacy for renewable energy. ...
Wellinghoff, Adams, Obama; Is Hope Dangerous?
DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science —
... describes Wellinghoff as a “dangerous man”. Wellinghoff, an energy law specialist on renewable energy, energy efficiency and distributed generation, seems more hopeful than dangerous, but perhaps this type of enthusiasm, however misguided, is what is needed to get us off our collective asses (or hobby horses) and moving toward a renewable but reliable energy future. ...

