UTrump Uvusa Ingxabano Entsha: Amaphrojekthi Elanga Nomoya Angase Abhekane Ne "Emergency Brake"

Ngo-Agasti 20, uMongameli uDonald Trump wenza esinye isitatimende esinesibindi nge-Truth Social-ethi ngisho nasezifundeni ezibhekene nokushoda kwamandla, abaphathi bakhe bazoyeka ukugunyaza amaphrojekthi amasha elanga noma umoya. Wathi, “Ngeke sisagunyaza amaphrojekthi omoya noma amandla elanga acekela phansi amapulazi.” Inkathi yobuwula baseMelika iyaphela manje!

Lesi sitatimende sithuse abantu abaningi embonini. Eqinisweni, ngenyanga edlule nje, uhulumeni wobumbano wayesevele eqinise izinqubo zokugunyaza amaphrojekthi kagesi avuselelekayo, zonke izinqumo zokugcina manje zilele Unobhala Wezangaphakathi uDoug Burgum. Amaphrojekthi abeqhubeka kahle phambilini manje abhekene nengozi yokumiswa. Ukuphawula kwakamuva kukaTrump kukhulise ukukhathazeka kwamabhizinisi kulo mkhakha.

Amandla Avuselelwayo njenge-Ascapegoat?

UTrump ukhombe amandla ahlanzekile njengembangela yokunyuka kwentengo kagesi. Wagomela ngokuthi njengoba imithombo yamandla evamile njengamalahle iqedwa, kuyilapho izimboni ezintsha ezifana nezikhungo zedatha zandisa kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwazo ugesi, inkampani esebenza ngogesi enkulu kunazo zonke ezweni, i-PJM Interconnection, ihlangabezane nokungalingani kwezidingo zokuhlinzekwa kwezidingo, okukhuphule amanani. Endalini yakamuva yomthamo, amanani entengo yamandla amasha e-PJM akhuphuke ngo-22% uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.

Nokho, ucwaningo lunikeza isithombe esihlukile. Ngokohlaziyo lweLabhorethri Kazwelonke ye-Lawrence Berkeley, indlela eshesha kakhulu yokubhekana negebe lokuphakelwa kukagesi empeleni iwumsebenzi welanga namandla okugcina amandla. Lawa maphrojekthi enza iningi lamaphrojekthi alindile njengamanje ukuze axhumeke kugridi. Ngamanye amazwi, “inkinga” uTrump ayisolayo, empeleni iyisixazululo esingaba khona.

Ukusabela Kochungechunge Lokuhlehla Kwenqubomgomo

Selokhu ebuyele kwezombusazwe, uTrump akakaze ayeke ukuhlasela kwakhe ngamandla ahlanzekile. Lokho okubizwa ngokuthi "Uhlelo Olukhulu LwaseMelika" alusekela ngokuqondile izikweletu zentela zamandla ahlanzekile futhi lwaqeda uxhaso lokuthengwa kwezimoto zikagesi. Lezi zinqubomgomo bezingumshayeli obalulekile wokushintsha kwamandla eMelika eminyakeni embalwa edlule, kodwa manje zibhekene nokuhlehla okugcwele.

Ukwenza izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu, abaphathi bakaTrump baphinde bakhokhisa intela yensimbi nethusi—izinto ezibalulekile ezisetshenziswa kuma-wind turbines nama-solar panel. Ukwenyuswa kwentela kuholele ekwenyukeni kwezindleko zokwakha la maphrojekthi, okuphinde kwagcizelela intuthuko yemboni.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngo-Agasti 18, uNobhala Wezolimo wase-US u-Brooke Rollins wathumela ku-X (owayekade engu-Twitter) ukuthi uMnyango Wezolimo ngeke usasekela ukwakhiwa kwamaphrojekthi elanga nomoya endaweni yokulima. Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga, uMbusi weNevada, uJoe Lombardo, ukhale esidlangalaleni ngokuthi amaphrojekthi we-solar endawo aqandisiwe ngenxa yemithetho yezikhulu, athi iphazamisa kakhulu ukukhula komnotho kanye nokuzinza kwegridi.

Umbono Olinganiselayo

Uma ubheka phezulu, umqondo kaTrump ubonakala sengathi “uvikela umhlaba wokulima futhi uqinisekise ukuphepha kwamandla,” kodwa ezingeni elijulile, uthonywa yizimo zezombusazwe kanye nokubhekelela izithakazelo zamandla zendabuko. Amandla ahlanzekile e-US akuyona nje indaba yemvelo—aphinde ahlanganiswe nokuguquguquka kwemboni yesikhathi esizayo kanye nokuncintisana kwamazwe ngamazwe.

Imakethe kagesi ibhekene nezinselelo zokuhlinzeka kanye nesidingo, kodwa ukusola ilanga nomoya ngokuphelele kulula kakhulu. Eqinisweni, isatshalaliswa isitoreji selanga namandla esingagcwalisa igebe kalula futhi sinciphise umthwalo kugridi. Uma i-US imisa ukuthuthukiswa kwamandla avuselelekayo ngalesi sikhathi esibucayi, kungase kujabulise okwesikhashana izinkampani ezithile zamandla endabuko, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kungenza buthaka ukuncintisana kwesizwe kubuchwepheshe bamandla avuselelekayo.

Emhlabeni jikelele, i-Europe ne-China bakhulisa imizamo yabo yamandla avuselelekayo. Uma i-US idonsa ibhuleki eliphuthumayo kulo mkhakha, kungase kusho ukuthi izwe kuzofanele likhokhe inani eliphakeme ngokuzayo ukuze libambe iqhaza.