California can’t keep the lights on
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Granholm said that California was leading the nation in green energy development and praised its ability to shape national energy policy, according to an interview conducted by Fox 11 Los Angeles.
And the state’s largest power company, PG&E Corp., said in a statement that it had notified about 525,000 homes and businesses that they could lose power for up to two hours.
So this is what the rest of America can look forward to?
California's energy policy has currently left 75,000 Californians without power already...
And the state’s largest power company, PG&E Corp., said in a statement that it had notified about 525,000 homes and businesses that they could lose power for up to two hours.
So this is what the rest of America can look forward to?
120 degrees in places because of Climate change 🤡
Out of a population of about 40 million people?????Granholm said that California was leading the nation in green energy development and praised its ability to shape national energy policy, according to an interview conducted by Fox 11 Los Angeles.
California's energy policy has currently left 75,000 Californians without power already...
And the state’s largest power company, PG&E Corp., said in a statement that it had notified about 525,000 homes and businesses that they could lose power for up to two hours.
So this is what the rest of America can look forward to?
Governor Abbott (and Senator Cruz) would give their left nuts for the same kind of report.
lol
FWIW - I have friends up and down the coast of CA. No loss of power. Don’t worry coff, I’ll keep this thread updated with their situation.
Gas burning is why they are experiencing what they are. Nice try though C-
Let us know when tens of millions lose power and people die. At least 200 people, preferably. That’s the bar set for an acceptable power grid failure.
Good thing they've invested in rooftop/distributed solar, or they'd be totally screwed...
I saw idiots referencing this and being serious about it elsewhere earlier
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My power stayed on down here in SoCal. I must have been one of the lucky ones.
Earlier Tuesday, CAISO had already declared an EEA 2 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and indicated emergency energy-saving measures were underway "such as tapping backup generators, buying more power from other states and using so-called demand response programs," according to the agency. If power reserves are exhausted, CAISO then orders the state's utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric to begin rotating outages until the demand meets available supplies.
As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, 52,409 customers were without power in the Bay Area with the most in the South Bay, where 45,061 customers had no power. The East Bay had 3,760 customers without power while the Peninsula and the North Bay each had around 1,700 customers in the dark.
As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, 52,409 customers were without power in the Bay Area with the most in the South Bay, where 45,061 customers had no power. The East Bay had 3,760 customers without power while the Peninsula and the North Bay each had around 1,700 customers in the dark.
It takes forever but its like the tree thing, start building the nuclear power plants now for when you need them later.
My nephew and family are in Cali - near Santa Cruz. Haven’t heard of any power outages from them.
isn't this like a 6 pack of pepsi at this point?
Yes, it seems that competent people are managing an extreme situation. The opposite is to ignore your carbon fueled infrastructure for decades and then blame outages on green energy.
Coffhawk is a solo act. He didn’t want to join the right wing daisy chain threads.
If Mason City/Clear Lake had a two hour power outage, would anyone in Iowa be up in arms? That’s 40,000 people in a state of 3 million people. Now, pretend it’s 40,000 people in a state ten times bigger. Massive failure, indeed.
This thread reminds me of the endless shooting death threads where liberals run in to post about 5 people being shot and conservatives shrugging and arguing it doesn’t qualify as a mass shooting.
In this case, it’s the inverse.
This thread reminds me of the endless shooting death threads where liberals run in to post about 5 people being shot and conservatives shrugging and arguing it doesn’t qualify as a mass shooting.
In this case, it’s the inverse.
Still power here. And we know where our governor is.
What about your senators? Are they winging their way to Cancun?
It's all that libtard dickheat! Come get you some, OP.
Unmasked at a restaurant while the plebes are locked down?
Just kidding, that’s so 2020…
Build four new nuclear power plants in California and never worry about electricity for the next 100 years.
Record heat in Texas pushes power grid to limit
Record heat in Texas has strained its power grid
www.ny1.com
Thanks for posting about Texas in a thread about California.
Record heat in Texas pushes power grid to limit
Record heat in Texas has strained its power grid
Ease up, Champ. Your thread title has proven to be false, so far.
I've never once indicated I'm a climate change denier, though.I saw idiots referencing this and being serious about it elsewhere earlier
Regardless, it's funny the hard line CA is drawing in the sand when the ability to meet its own requirements and vision isn't anywhere near where it should be. IMO we need to find compromises and viable solutions. For my family, I'd love to keep my dino Jeep, driving it when needed and continue enjoying my offroading hobby (as I'm sure other offroaders and antique car owners would). Additionally, I'd like to make our primary vehicle electric. I'd also like to install solar panels without spending a ton of money and having to wait 8 years for the break-even point. (I'm currently researching my options for solar).
Biden just gave you a 30% off coupon for solar. Do it.
Gas and fossil fuel prices will only be going up. As gas demand drops with ev adoption, it's price to consumers will grow due to the expense of maintaining the massive infastructure of refineries and pipelines. Using your home solar to power your car accelerates your payoff date for both.
Even better is the fact that you own your own power source, and with a home battery, can essentially go off the grid. Why give utilities your money when you can invest the same amount in your own assets?
That's what triggered my reinvestigation.
Great info for consideration. Our other consideration factors have been how much longer we'll stay in this home as well as traveling infrastructure and EV battery replacement. My former boss owns a Tesla and LOVES it, but when he traveled from San Antonio to Lubbock, TX it was a not as smooth as he had hoped. Long story short, he wound up staying an extra day because he had to leave his car at a Best Buy parking lot with a very slow charge. He also had to plan a different route than normal due to the lack of charging options.
I believe we'll eventually get there, but I'm currently living debt free minus a mortgage, so it will take some careful planning/saving to add solar and an EV because I don't want to accrue any long-term debt.
The Texas situation is exactly why this is being posted about California
