“The wind doesn’t work ... It’s the most expensive energy.”
What FactCheck.org found
The electrical grid manages the variability of wind just fine. Onshore wind is on par with or cheaper than natural gas or coal. Offshore wind is more expensive, but is usually still less expensive than nuclear power.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (former President) made this claim around 26 August 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 September 2024, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80iLTctFuY
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