To: Ikeon
For May 2018 electricity California generated (in GWH):
Petroleum-Fired 6
Natural Gas-Fired 4515
Coal-Fired 24
Nuclear 1683
Hydroelectric 3134
Nonhydroelectric Renewables 5963
Looks like people don't know much about California weather, lots of predictable sunshine especially in the deserts. Data: https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=CA There are many caveats though, the main one is that they still need direct heating and transportation fuels that will be more difficult to do with alternatives. Not enough energy density compared to fossil.
46 posted on
09/10/2018 2:16:37 PM PDT by
palmer
(...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
To: palmer
Water is important. Electric power drives the water pumps.
Do you have a pie chart showing the percentage of power supplied by that set of resources? That would be a more useful way to show the current CA dependence on fossil fuels.
59 posted on
09/10/2018 3:26:17 PM PDT by
Myrddin
To: palmer
Going to the source of your data, the only fossil fuel used for electrical generation is natural gas. It's close to 45% of all electrical generation.
61 posted on
09/10/2018 3:31:01 PM PDT by
Myrddin
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