Vital Energy Lessons For Virginia and America

townhall.com ^ | 1/8/2023 | Paul Dreissen

[rktman]

When they open their 30-day session on January 11, Virginia’s Senate and House of Delegates must correct some serious energy mistakes they made two years ago, when Democrats controlled nearly the entire state government and passed the “Virginia Clean Economy Act.”

One of those party-line decisions requires that Virginia adopt California’s requirement that only low-emission vehicles (LEVs) be sold by the model year 2025 and only zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by MY 2035. That means in barely twelve years only new electric vehicles (EVs) could be sold in Virginia.

Again mimicking California, in addition to EVs, the VCEA also requires a massive shift from affordable, reliable coal and natural gas-generated electricity to expensive, weather-dependent, land-intensive wind and solar electricity, stabilized and backed up by huge batteries.

As I’ve explained previously (here, here, here, and here), this is unworkable. Texas, Buffalo, and the Midwest have demonstrated that heavy reliance on wind and solar can bring deadly blackouts during blizzards. California told residents not to charge their soon-to-be-mandatory EVs during last summer’s heat waves, to prevent blackouts. Switzerland might ban EV charging this winter for the same reason.

[rktman]

While it always bears repeating in order that hopefully some of the climmunist zombies will realize what's going on. But, approaching the dead horse zone where beating it will still not bring it back. Sad dang situation that only about 10% of the population knows or cares.

[EEGator]

The distribution grid isn’t prepared, the number of vehicles and batteries won’t be built, people in apartments and street parking out of luck, insufficient generation at yearly peak time, incoming economic depression, etc.

[ActresponsiblyinVA]

Recharging stations for EVs should be required to limit their electricity source to solar panels and windmills.

[Da Coyote]

When the created energy crisis occurs, I hope to watch gleefully the population find and take care of each and every corrupt, idiot politician that created the crisis.

I expect no mercy. And since the left expects the crime to include all family members, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. May the left cower in their cold, dark, foodless homes until they meet their well deserved demise.

[rktman]

And manufactured with only energy from them. And wire made using only those. And transported only........ You know where this is going. 😵

[bitt]

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