Given the rather spotty record of truth-telling by national governments, I suspect the causes of the blackouts are clear to those who are in a position to know.

What we on the outside do know, though, is that Spain and Portugal, like most European states, have spent years trying to replace tried and true energy sources with more unreliable and costly sources of energy in the name of “net zero” or the “European Green Deal“

"Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK Party, predicted that “the lights are going to go out here too” if Britain carries on with “renewable lunacy.”"

The recent blackouts show that the regime’s priorities are elsewhere. Clearly, the “net zero” fad trumps any concern for reliable, affordable power for normal people who pay all the bills. What really matters to politicians is being able to brag at the next EU junket that your country installed some new wind farms, whether that actually helps people or not