Spain boldly declared itself 100% renewable on April 16, 2025. As the media has reported, Spain’s power grid ran solely on renewable energy for the first time on April 16, as wind, solar, and hydro sources met 100% of the mainland’s electricity needs on a weekday. It was a moment climate activists toasted with organic sangria under solar- powered fairy lights.

But days later, much of Spain and Portugal plunged into darkness, leaving millions without electricity, and the rest of Europe wondering if maybe, just maybe, the sun and wind aren’t quite ready to run an industrialized nation solo.

What happened? According to the Associated Press and Spain’s Prime Minister, a nation of 49 million people lost 15 gigawatts (which is about 60% of Spain’s demand) in only five seconds.

According to the smug press releases, Spain was supposed to be a climate utopia – a shining example of how to kick fossil fuels to the curb. Instead, it looks like it may have become a cautionary tale that when a sudden drop in wind energy collides with cloudy skies and grid instability, it can possibly trigger cascading blackouts. That’s right: the only thing that ended up fully charged in Iberia for a while was the irony.

The recent blackout cut power to hospitals, airports, and communication systems across Spain and Portugal with brief outages in parts of France – prompting emergency responses, travel chaos, and awkward silence from renewable-only cheerleaders.

Meanwhile, Spaniards and Portuguese are probably missing the dirty little secret that used to keep the lights on consistently: baseload power. You know, the kind that doesn’t care whether it’s raining or midnight – or too many people are using AI.

Also meanwhile…the leftist press is trying to run cover for the climate idiots talking of a possible cyber attack as the cause of the Europeans being left in the dark. There ARE some, however, that are suggesting a sudden loss of solar generation may have contributed to grid instability. Shocking, I know.

Turns out, running a country on good vibes and weather apps might not be a great energy strategy. Spain’s blackout might not have been just a glitch – it might be a flashing neon warning: without reliable baseload power, green dreams can turn pitch black fast.