Electrify Everything
Flaws in the Plan
- Rapid Implementation
- no transition window for the plan
- doesn't take into account power shortages or delays
- would have massive economic consequences that aren't accounted for
- Cost
- would require a massive government energy nationalization program
- Spending could lead to cuts to other forms of necessary infrastructure
- could lead to credit default
- Technological Advancement
- requires tech improvement at an unfeasible rate
- ignores material cost of green tech
- ignores supply chain + initial cost to get green tech materials
Opponents to the Plan
- Energy industry workers
- most will lose jobs
- will turn out massively for pro-fossil fuel candidates
- will create deep working class resentment
- Stockbrokers
- will lose a lot of money on stocks
- will cause a market downturn
- could tank economy as a whole
- Republican voters
- will energize right wing voters
- they will turn out in elections
- they will elect candidates who will prevent green tech development