https://twitter.com/Scavino45/status/1302059677476364289
Posted on 9/7/2020, 12:03:43 AM by ransomnote
https://twitter.com/Scavino45/status/1302059677476364289
Unless the state gets out of the way, the feds won’t be able to fix the energy problem in California either.
The crux of the problem is that the state has gone full enviroNazi and prevented generation resources, the useful ones that can actually work regardless of the weather (ahem - nuclear, coal, natural gas) from being built, especially near the load-intense population centers where the power is needed.
So, in response, the generation assets, outside of the unreliable wind and solar, are built at a great distance and sometimes out of state. This means more transmission line capacity is used up. Couple that with the wildfires and the fact that the state blamed PG&E for their wildfire problems, the response has been to remove from service, lines that “might” cause a fire. Legally defensive move to prevent being sued by the commies in Sacramento, but also reducing the capacity to move power from the plant to the customers.
Now, depending on what lines are in service and where they are, there can be local areas where demand for power exceeds the capacity to get it there. So, rolling blackouts are instituted instead of waiting for the area grid to collapse.
The easy solution is to build power plants near where the customers are, or build a multitude of transmission lines to bolster the supply. Or, sit in the dark and contemplate how great socialism is, while your productive neighbors have moved on to other states where the lights stay on.
Re Fed intervention for CA grid:
Yes! I like the part that says they will look into WHY the electrical grid is not up to the need. Two answers:
1) Corrupt CA politicians, for decades, have put the allotted money to improve it “elsewhere.”
2) illegal aliens, living packed in tight quarters, use a lot of electricity but don’t contribute to grid upkeep.
God help CA!