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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1256968)8/25/2020 6:19:26 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575456
 
"I won't hold my breath for your green utopia to arrive anytime soon."
Neither will I. Cal's goal is a carbon-free grid by '45. I think that's doable.

Here's some wonderful news...

While critics have said that recently shuttered gas and nuclear power plants were needed during the heat wave, it’s worth noting that gas and nuclear generators often struggle with high temperatures. Amid the scorcher last weekend, two California gas-fired power plants stopped supplying power, officials told reporters. The initial outage hit at the end of the day, just when gas plants start ramping up production, which suggests gas-fired power was at issue.

fastcompany.com

I like it so much that I'll repost the article in its entirety, just so that I can see it again.