Netherlands Desperately Rationing Electricity to Preserve its Green Energy Grid

Europe took Al Gore’s “Net Zero” delusions seriously. 

What did it get them? Black-outs and grid limitations. - Leslie Eastman
I was recently reminded in a brilliant X-thread that the European Union failed to recognize the importance of reliable and inexpensive energy...

In 2008, the U.S. and Eurozone economies were neck and neck.
Today, U.S. GDP per capita is nearly DOUBLE Europe’s.
They chose the climate cult, and all its stifling socialism.
We (mostly) chose freedom and growth. pic.twitter.com/fw9ElUtXob
— Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) July 14, 2025

The difference in prosperity is staggering.

Europe’s tech scene? SAP. ASML.
Ours? Apple. Google. Microsoft. Amazon. Meta. OpenAI. Nvidia. XAI.
Just our top 4 firms are worth more than all 402 in MSCI Europe. pic.twitter.com/KCBW7S8wZ3
— Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) July 14, 2025

Legal Insurrection readers will recall that in April

• days after bragging about achieving “Net Zero,” Spain was plunged into darkness after a blackout tied to its now-sensitive grid hit the Iberian peninsula.
• Now the Netherlands is rationing electricity and connections to its greenified grid...