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Rooftop Solar Fraud: The Damage Continues (Part I)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 25, 2026

“[Radiant Solar] was able to [rip off homeowners] in part because home solar energy systems are complicated, expensive things — they often cost around $50,000 — typically involving layers of financing and tax incentives that leave many consumers confused.” – New York Times

The rooftop solar industry might be in freefall and on the way out, but the damage of bad performance and long-term contracts endures. The New York Times article, “New York Sues Solar Panel Firm, Saying It Bilked Hundreds of Customers” (January 29, 2026), explains how the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is seeking almost $20 million in restitution and penalties from ‘home improvement contractor’ Radiant Solar.

In all, “300 victims of the same company, Radiant Solar, which left a trail of damaged homes, large debts and broken promises across the city,” the article reported.…

Exchange with Lisa Friedman (NYT) on Climate Alarmist Reporting

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 23, 2026

“I will not be bullied but will make my case for objective reporting with the above data point of Seth Borenstein’s article.” (below)

Seth Borenstein posted on LinkedIn:

Scientists in thousands of peer reviewed studies detail, calculate the public health threats, deaths and illnesses from climate change. President Trump calls it all a scam. A detailed look at what the studies and scientists say about the research. The three experts quoted are both MDs and have extra degrees and are professors of public health.

Borenstein was referring to his piece, “Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a ‘scam’” (AP: February 12, 2026). Read the article, which blows itself up at the end with his recognition that

The issue gets complicated when cold-related deaths are factored in.

Wind, Solar, and the Great Texas Blackout: Guilty as Charged

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 20, 2026

Ed Note: The Great Texas Blackout five years ago, the worst energy debacle in US history, was misinterpreted as a ‘market failure’ by the mainstream press (and faux classical liberal Lynne Kiesling). This repost stands today as it was written three years ago.

Electricity specialists at the University of Texas at Austin recently revisited the Great Texas Blackout of February 2021. The op-ed, “Two years after its historic deep freeze, Texas is increasingly vulnerable to cold snaps – and there are more solutions than just building power plants” (The Conversation), spreads the blame and recommends more government planning, not less.

The authors want to let wind and solar continue to “saturate” the market and regulate (via “smart meters”) usage in your home and business to save the grid.…

The Great Texas Blackout Revisited: Market Failure Not

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 19, 2026

The Great Texas Blackout: Storm Uri 2021

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 17, 2026

Dumbing Energy Down: Interruptible Power as Social Policy

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 12, 2026

Climate Doomism Under Predicted?

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 11, 2026

Fakegate Remembered: The Shame of Peter Gleick

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 10, 2026

Nutty Alarmism: The Latest

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 6, 2026

In Denial: Renewables ‘Winning’ the Transition

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- February 5, 2026