Is there way more to this story than the author is telling? Seems a little far fetched. If they have that much, not that they would use the money wisely, they could dig themselves out of any financial hole they're in, with that much energy on hand.
Paying other states to take its excess so its power lines don’t melt? Sheer fiscal f*cking genius that it takes a full-retard lib to appreciate.
They still have to build gas plants, because solar peak production doesn’t line up with actual peak consumption.
And California’s electric bills are dramatically higher than other states.
Yeah, right! I almost believe that Californistan is this stupid to pay others to take their "excess" electricity instead of selling it.....
Iowa gets 33 percent of its power from wind turbines.
Power generated is not the only factor.
What did it cost to set up the solar collection-to-delivery system? What did it cost the taxpayer? Can it continue to deliver without taxpayer money?
If it takes a constant inflow of taxpayer money, and if the cost of production per kw is greater than coal or gas or nuclear, it’s a hose job.
Have solar and wind turbines reached the break even mark without government subsidies? Save the planet by bankrupting we the people!
California is embarrassing. Period.
Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use (Residential):
California: 18.87
National Ave (including AK & HI): 12.90
Boy, they are geniuses in California!
Taxpayer takes it in the kisser coming and going...
Well, the state of California is geographically located in one of the best regions on Earth for solar power. Small wonder why there are multiple companies doing land office business installing solar power panels on home roofs up and down the Central Valley.
At what cost? Panels are not cheap, and for most folks, the only way to afford solar is to clinch with the tax man....
Not on a bet, or until solar panels are a reasonable cost/expense.
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Good for them but their idiot legislators in Sacto cant seem to balance a budget. Get back to us Caleeforrneeaa if you can build the train to nowhere to run on solar power.
That must be why they have brownouts and are begging people not to run their air conditioners.
Um...there’s generally LOTS of sunshine in most of California. They’d be failing if they did not use solar...sheesh. Now, solar in Northwest...with lots cloudy days...not so good.
BTW, I can’t find the referenced article at the link.
Yeah, the ‘Yay! Solar! Yay! Renewable!” propaganda is nauseating due to several factors that honestly should be self evident.
Solar produces nothing at night, only works in areas of sun with few clouds, takes up space, and if it shorts out and burns it produces toxic smoke and will kill you if you try to put it out with water.
Not to mention the rare earths that need to be mined to manufacture them, the cost of the energy used to manufacture them, etc etc.
Such a deal!
(A nuclear plant has a smaller physical footprint and produces far more power at a vastly higher efficiency. But, that would be admitting that so called renewables are more of a scam than anything else.)
California is doing great. Best state in the union. Businesses are flourishing, people are fleeing other states to go, the cost of living is amazingly affordable.
Gosh I know my face is red!
They use to pay other states for electricity so they could claim they were reducing their carbon footprint.
Are they still doing that?