Claim: Helicopters are using chemicals made from fossil fuels to defrost wind turbines; frosted wind turbines are responsible for blackouts in Texas; "the reason your power is/was out is wind energy's fault."
Fact-check: Viral photo of a helicopter de-icing a wind turbine is from Sweden, not Texas; current power outages in Texas are due to multiple fuel types going offline - Science Feedback
Verdict: inaccurate
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Nikki Forrester
Date published: 2021-02-17T09:12:40