Franklin Pierce
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Anyone who’s followed the travails of the state of California and its energy needs has heard about the “rolling blackouts” that Californians have come to expect during heatwaves every year. They happen because the state simply doesn’t have enough power to cover demand.
State authorities warned residents via text alerts in September 2022 “to set their ACs no lower than 78 degrees and forgo the use of appliances like washing machines,” as my colleague Bob Hoge wrote then. And the solution proposed by Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom? Expand renewable energy use in the Golden state.
Now, Newsom’s plans are coming to fruition: he says he wants the state of California itself to buy renewable power sources like wind and thermal energy, a change that would likely force Californians to pay for it on their power bills.
For now, California has to make up the “energy shortfall” with diesel generators:
State authorities warned residents via text alerts in September 2022 “to set their ACs no lower than 78 degrees and forgo the use of appliances like washing machines,” as my colleague Bob Hoge wrote then. And the solution proposed by Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom? Expand renewable energy use in the Golden state.
Now, Newsom’s plans are coming to fruition: he says he wants the state of California itself to buy renewable power sources like wind and thermal energy, a change that would likely force Californians to pay for it on their power bills.
For now, California has to make up the “energy shortfall” with diesel generators:
The thinking is that, by bringing more of these power sources on-line, when the energy resources get stretched thin, they could turn to the renewables instead of diesel.But there could be some sticker shock for Californians, as the cost of this plan by Newsom would be covered by “a new, still undetermined charge on their electric bills”: