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Well we should invest in nuclear energy really. It's the cleanest, safest, most reliable form of energy we have currently.
I don’t know that California is the place for nuclear energy.
Fukushima Daiichi Accident - World Nuclear Association
Well a nuclear grid doesn't necessitate putting a nuclear power plant right on a fault line.
On the other hand, if we ever wanted to send California off to the depths of the Pacific Ocean...
(Before anyone freaks out, just a joke.)
I have nothing against renewable energy sources, but they can't handle the load without fossil fuel generating stations. Due to the environmental wackos in positions of power, we have to import a significant percentage of energy from other states, which is expensive. It's mostly from natural gas plants beyond the borders of the Land of Fruits and Nuts.
A big percentage of the energy here in Southern California comes from a coal fired plant in Arizona. :mrgreen:
They could build power plants here but the wackos won't buy it. Is this not the very definition of stupid behavior? Idiots. WTF happened to common sense?
In the UK if we have times where power in somehow limited for whatever reason the power companies pay large energy users like steel mills and the like to go offline for a time.
Does the US have any similar system?
Some of our power companies have a little box next to the a/c unit where they can turn you off for a short time during peak times
Green California Has the Nation’s Worst Power Grid
When high temperatures caused customer demand to exceed the power available, California electrical utilities used rotating outages to force a reduction in demand. The California grid is the worst in the nation, with green energy policies pursued by the state likely furthering reduced grid reliability.
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Fascinating!To my understanding, the US leads the world in reduction of green house gas emission.
This was done manly by switching from coal to natural gas as an electrical energy source (coal burning generation plants fairly cost effectively switched over to NG?)
All the while electrical power cost increasing perhaps a little bit.
Why? Fracking has made large sources of NG available at a good market price.
Scary part, The New Green Deal the Democrats / Progressive / Leftists are purporting includes a ban on fracking, so a ban on affordable NG for heating and electrical generation.
So people in the US in the places where it gets cold in the winter get to freeze or go broke or both, in the dark, because we can't afford the electricity either.
Nice.
Gotta love that Leftist Utopia in our future. :2mad:
Ideology over reality. :2mad:
To my understanding, the US leads the world in reduction of green house gas emission.
This was done manly by switching from coal to natural gas as an electrical energy source (coal burning generation plants fairly cost effectively switched over to NG?)
All the while electrical power cost increasing perhaps a little bit.
Why? Fracking has made large sources of NG available at a good market price.
Scary part, The New Green Deal the Democrats / Progressive / Leftists are purporting includes a ban on fracking, so a ban on affordable NG for heating and electrical generation.
So people in the US in the places where it gets cold in the winter get to freeze or go broke or both, in the dark, because we can't afford the electricity either.
Nice.
Gotta love that Leftist Utopia in our future. :2mad:
Ideology over reality. :2mad:
Well a nuclear grid doesn't necessitate putting a nuclear power plant right on a fault line.
By what metric is the US leading the world?
The UK has made great strides in building the worlds largest offshore wind farms (the north sea is famously windy and not super deep so perfect for them) and shutting down all but 3 coal fired power stations which are due to close in the near future but I'm unsure if we lead the world.
I have nothing against renewable energy sources, but they can't handle the load without fossil fuel generating stations. Due to the environmental wackos in positions of power, we have to import a significant percentage of energy from other states, which is expensive. It's mostly from natural gas plants beyond the borders of the Land of Fruits and Nuts.
A big percentage of the energy here in Southern California comes from a coal fired plant in Arizona. :mrgreen:
They could build power plants here but the wackos won't buy it. Is this not the very definition of stupid behavior? Idiots. WTF happened to common sense?
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‘Gaps’ In Renewable Energy Led To Blackouts For Millions Of Californians, Gov Newsom Says
[FONT=&]The elimination of fossil fuel products as a major form of energy production and the shift to solar power and other forms of green energy has led to what Newsom called “gaps” in the energy grid’s reliability, the Democratic governor said during a press conference Monday.
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I have nothing against renewable energy sources, but they can't handle the load without fossil fuel generating stations. Due to the environmental wackos in positions of power, we have to import a significant percentage of energy from other states, which is expensive. It's mostly from natural gas plants beyond the borders of the Land of Fruits and Nuts.
A big percentage of the energy here in Southern California comes from a coal fired plant in Arizona. :mrgreen:
They could build power plants here but the wackos won't buy it. Is this not the very definition of stupid behavior? Idiots. WTF happened to common sense?
I have nothing against renewable energy sources, but they can't handle the load without fossil fuel generating stations. Due to the environmental wackos in positions of power, we have to import a significant percentage of energy from other states, which is expensive. It's mostly from natural gas plants beyond the borders of the Land of Fruits and Nuts.
A big percentage of the energy here in Southern California comes from a coal fired plant in Arizona. :mrgreen:
They could build power plants here but the wackos won't buy it. Is this not the very definition of stupid behavior? Idiots. WTF happened to common sense?
The biggest issue for solar is the energy storage problem.
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