Little appreciated aspects of Renewable Technologies..

Renewable energy technologies such as rooftop solar panels and wind turbines tend to rely on smaller, more distributed units, greatly reducing the impact on the grid when weather damages them. And many renewable energy facilities have weathered storms and heat waves better than conventional power plants.

Wind turbines and solar panels are more resilient to drought and heat because they do not require water to produce electricity.

Renewable resources are far less vulnerable to interruptions in fuel supplies stemming from extreme weather, because most renewables do not use fuels that must be extracted, processed, and transported. The fossil fuel supply chain, in contrast, entails many steps that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Drilling for fossil fuels and producing them often require freshwater resources, for example, which are expected to decline with climate change in many regions and some seasons. And the delivery of oil, natural gas, and coal requires transportation networks such as pipelines, railroads, and waterway barges—all vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Because most renewables do not rely on fuels that are subject to price spikes, they also add price stability for consumers.