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Kamala: California ensures that 1/3 of electricity is from renewable sources. Here’s how we can make it a model nationwide
Kamala Harris ^ | Feb 9, 2016

Posted on 09/08/2020 3:58:56 AM PDT by Helicondelta


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To: shelterguy

If the lunatics are elected rolling blackouts least of our problems.


61 posted on 09/08/2020 6:42:47 AM PDT by genghis
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To: Jonty30
The leftist march to Global Neo-Feudalism™ continues with the American middle class as the only obstacle...
62 posted on 09/08/2020 6:43:57 AM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING)
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To: Helicondelta

Obama – Biden made sure that Iran could have nuclear power. No nukes is a lie.


63 posted on 09/08/2020 6:45:04 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: Helicondelta

Is any body taking any bets yet about when 1/3 of Californians will be chasing down garbage trucks to get their meals?


64 posted on 09/08/2020 6:45:36 AM PDT by Gritty (Evil people always support each other; that is their chief strength. - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
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To: cnsmom

Note to any journo still worthy of the job description: Want some juicy to dig into...?

Look into Albany’s involvement with ESCOs.

BTW, solar and wind farms are proliferating up here. Unfortunately the citizenry that’s bought into it hasn’t had the nous to ask, among other things, about who’s gonna pay for the inevitable disposal costs.


65 posted on 09/08/2020 6:48:15 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Helicondelta

Harris wants to bring blackouts and massive wildfires to the entire country while her pal 0mar wants to make the country look like Somalia. Those two are real prizes.


66 posted on 09/08/2020 6:57:43 AM PDT by euram
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To: woodbutcher1963

I know. It is kind of sad, though...you see the old decrepit faded gray barns with the weathered “Take Back VT” slogan.

We did have a great experience on trip up there last year. My wife and I were up there for some reason or another, and we wanted to go to the Cabot Cheese facility and take a tour. (we took the tour years ago, and it was great!)

However, due to state regulations, they were forced by the state to discontinue tours. So, we watched a little movie, went through the store, and that was it.

We decided to have lunch in town, but to be honest, Cabot, VT is a one horse town. Not a lot of options.

We saw a hardware store that had a counter with probably five stools, but after sitting there, they didn’t really serve food. The guy pointed his finger towards the back of the store and indicated we had to go back there. So back we went, in between the toilet repair parts and other meager plumbing supplies, until we came to a small room maybe 20 feet square at the most with four or five tables and a counter at one side with an old stove and other stuff behind the counter...run by a woman I’ll call “Millie”, who was in her late Sixties.

We ordered sandwiches, and began chatting with her. We ended up shooting the breeze with her for about an hour and a half (because nobody else was coming in) and it was great.

I come from a blue state, and Vermont is very blue too, but...in our conversation, she was evidently VERY conservative, and I felt right at home with her! She was obviously a townie and somewhat central to the heart of the town, because a woman came in to talk with her, and it was clear she was the source of advice for interpersonal relationships by many people, and dispensed very personal “Dear Abby” advice in a very public place in front of strangers, and nobody batted an eye...:)

And she loved talking with us...I suspect there were many Lefties and Libs she had to deal with all the time!

Loved it. Gave me hope. Conservatism lives!


67 posted on 09/08/2020 6:59:25 AM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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To: LegendHasIt

I live in a “third world country: Philippines”. Today we had a brownout three times. The longest was 1 1/2 hrs. I have had brownouts last as long as three days, (sub station’s generator broke and spare parts had to be sent from Manila for repairs).

Maintenance is not regularly done on the equipment. Along with that, many of the power poles, (old wood style), are placed in the middle of rice fields where they are sitting in water for months at a time. Of course the water rot and termites take a toll on them. Fortunately those poles are slowly being moved out of the rice fields and closer to the roads and are being replaced with concrete or metal poles.

You learn to be prepared for the brownouts and stock up on ice to keep your freezer cold and, if you can afford one, you get a generator as a back-up.

I use a generator directly wired into a double throw switch. When I have to use the generator I flip the switch to disconnect from the “grid” and the generator is then supplying electricity to the full house using the existing switches and outlets. No need to run electrical cords all over the house to run lights and appliances.

Folks in California are not expecting to be without power, until now, and are not prepared for it. I bet there is a run on generators about now.

Glad I left almost 20 years ago and will not return.


68 posted on 09/08/2020 7:10:30 AM PDT by usnavy_cop_retired (Retiree in the P.I. living as a legal immigrant)
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To: 2aProtectsTheRest

Blackouts?

Isn’t that racist/??


69 posted on 09/08/2020 7:37:55 AM PDT by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: Helicondelta

Unfortunately, they only have 2/3 of the electricity they require!


70 posted on 09/08/2020 7:53:01 AM PDT by griffin
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To: Helicondelta

We enjoy reliable electrical power here in flyover country.

kali can keep their blackouts.

Kamalatoe can go to hell.


71 posted on 09/08/2020 8:06:47 AM PDT by Augie
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To: Helicondelta

All those windmill farms mixmastering all those bald eagles and California condors. Splendid California.


72 posted on 09/08/2020 8:12:56 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: usnavy_cop_retired; All

Having a standby generator has become a necessity here in New Hampshire. This is because for years the power company neglected to trim around the power lines. NH is the most forested state in the USA. In addition, we have designated scenic roads where the power company/town can not cut down a tree over 6” in diameter if it is within a certain distance from the road without specific permission from some local nanny state committee.

This all results in tree limbs breaking and whole trees falling on the power lines. For about ten years in a row, we would lose power one to three times/year. Sometimes for several days. Occasionally, during a big ice storm for a couple weeks.

We all now have Gentran or Protran transfer switch boxes. These are standard equipment on all new houses. Almost all older house have been retrofitted. In new subdivisions, standby gas(propane) generators are part of the package. We do not have natural gas here in most of the state because of the NIMBY effect of pipelines. Therefore, propane and heating oil are the primary heating/energy source other than WOOD and wood pellets.

One of the main problems with gasoline generators like the Honda I own is the fuel required to run them. The tank only holds 8 gallons. This is enough to run 24 hours. I have 3 gasoline cans that hold another 10 gallons. So, if the power outage lasts for a couple days, you need to go out and find it. The problem can be that many of the stations also do not have power. I remember one time passing three stations before I found one whose pumps were running. Then I stood in line for 45 minutes waiting to fill up.

The last major problem with standby generators is that EVERY time we have a power outage, some one kills themselves or their whole family due to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. They leave their generator in their garage that is connected to the house. They go to sleep and never wake up. Sometimes it is because they are afraid someone will steal their generator. This is also a common problem. People will steal your generator because you can not buy one anywhere during these power outages.


73 posted on 09/08/2020 8:19:18 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Helicondelta
Rolling blackouts for everyone! YOU get a blackout and YOU get a blackout......
74 posted on 09/08/2020 8:19:33 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Helicondelta

No offense to highly esteemed Fresno and other FReepers.

A right wing author (can’t remember who) said he really doubts if California declares it is leaving the USA by secession, more than a handful will say “No. No. Don’t do it. Come back, California.”


75 posted on 09/08/2020 8:21:23 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: Gen.Blather

Mark Victor Hansen great quote on pampered lives of leftists.

Great post. I will save it.


76 posted on 09/08/2020 8:26:20 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: alloysteel

Giur thorium fueled reactor may run forever but yiu still have to do r&m on the moving parts, pumps, turbines, piping, instruments, the building, and people need to retire and new ones need to be trained. Its not prepetutal motion. Things break or wear out.


77 posted on 09/08/2020 8:31:01 AM PDT by Ikeon (God is not a liberal)
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To: Helicondelta

If and when renewably sourced electricity becomes as (or more) cost efficient than current sources, it will spread faster than the virus.


78 posted on 09/08/2020 9:21:48 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: JimRed

OMG this idiot want to make rolling blackouts during a HEAT WAVE a model across the country!! You just can’t make this stuff up!!!


79 posted on 09/08/2020 9:24:30 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

>>OMG this idiot want to make rolling blackouts during a HEAT WAVE a model across the country!! You just can’t make this stuff up!!!<<

There are MANY comments at the twitter thread saying “well, that didn’t age well.” LOL.


80 posted on 09/08/2020 9:26:23 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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