Today I will update a posting of a dozen years ago, entitled:       WHAT IS THE STATE OF WIND ENERGY TODAY? In that blog of 5 August 2011 I said: In 2010 almost 40,000 MW of new wind energy conversion systems (WECS) became operational, an equivalent of 47 nuclear power plants (850 MW/reactor).  The world total now is at around 200,000 MW of WECS, or said to be  the equivalent of 235 nuclear facilities.    There are   442 nuclear power plants in 30 countries having a net electricity capacity of 375,000 MW, with 63,000 MW in 16 countries under construction .  However, almost half the new nuclear construction projects are in China, which has murmured the possibility of reviewing this option.  Germany will shut down all its nuclear plants by 2022 and Japan is in a real dilemma . So I will first see  how nuclear power has changed during these dozen years . Countries with nuclear power today = 32, or two more Number of power plants = 438, or four less Total capacity in megawatts electricity

First, about that 6th House January 6 Committee hearing yesterday, Cassidy Hutchinson's performance accelerated the doom of Donald Trump.  General conclusions on the morning after is that she broke the ice towards the formal indictment of the former president by the Department of Justice.  Congress is having trouble subpoenaing members and close aides of the White House.   The attorney general has stronger and more compelling powers to force testimony.   One problem I see is that this campaign to secure victories for Democrats on November 8  is now moving too fast.  The Perfect Political Storm ( upcoming posting ) of abortion/gun rights, future of democracy and Trump effect needs to reach a peak in September into October to maximize victory.  The Department of Justice moves so slowly anyway, that perhaps it has been calculated into the final strategy. I get a weekly newsletter from the  American Energy Society , which is the U.S. affiliate of the International Solar Energy Society.