Frozen By Fern: PTF Analysis Shows How Reliable Energy Kept The Lights On

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: Category: Power the Future; Jan 28, 2026

As Al Gore declares "Renewables are taking over," wind and solar fall short during brutal winter storm

Washington, D.C. — As families continue to dig out from Winter Storm Fern, Americans are getting a clearer view of how energy sources operate under brutal winter conditions, and the contrast is stark. According to data from the Energy Information Administration, natural gas, coal, and nuclear power provided roughly 80 percent of the power in the country this weekend. Wind provided roughly 8 percent and solar around 3 percent, with neither of those sources substantially showing up at night or early mornings during the coldest temperatures.

Power The Future has detailed the data in a new report "Frozen By Fern,"which was reported on first by the Daily Wire.

"Once again, reality tells a story eco-leftists refuse to admit: when temperatures drop and lives are on the line, wind and solar fail, while coal and natural gas deliver," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. "Of the many things President Trump has gotten right this past year, energy policy is high atop the list. He's right to cancel wind and solar projects that don't show up when we need them the most, and he's wise to continue pushing policies that allow our traditional forms of energy to thrive."

Ironically, the failure of wind and solar occurred less than a week after former Vice President Al Gore told visitors in Davos, Switzerland that President Trump is "insane" for cancelling wind projects falsely claiming, "Renewable is taking over" in powering the ongoing electrification of economies, so "we really don't have any choice about this."

"As one of the original and most disgraced voices of the climate cult, Al Gore doesn't have the burden of having to be truthful," Mr. Turner continued. "As the 20-year anniversary of movie passes, he continues his decades-long record of overheated rhetoric divorced from reality."

Power The Future is a 501c4 non-profit dedicated to fighting for American energy workers.

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