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Stephen Heins

California Has Had An Energy Crisis For Decades
(See link to recent Robert Bryce piece below)

The California electricity crisis, also known as the Western U.S. energy crisis of 2000 and 2001, was a situation in which the U.S. state of California had a shortage of electricity supply caused by market manipulations and capped retail electricity prices.The state suffered from multiple large-scale blackouts, one of the state's largest energy companies collapsed, and the economic fall-out greatly harmed Governor Gray Davis's standing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis

Almost 20 years ago when I was attending my first California energy conference, I realized how complex and political CA energy policy was. After all, Gray Davis was being ripped from the Governor’s chair and blackouts abounded.

After listening to newly appointed head of CPUD Mike Peevey lunchtime speech, I asked if there was any chance CA Energy would become any less complex. Everybody, including Mike Peevey, laughed loudly.

Then, some lawyer or accountant in the back of the room, says in a loud voice: "There goes our revenue stream.”

I still can’t help wondering if there is any chance CA Energy Policy will get less complex.

See also https://climatechangedispatch.com/climate-driven-mandates-pushing-californias-power-grid-toward-collapse/?fbclid=IwAR2AO5I_5BjlXYtlHCIXRBNT7kfluSuc0XRGWJno18YKrdQ8NMs7fhTj3cY and https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/green-california-has-the-nations-worst-power-grid?fbclid=IwAR3UAYFoxRmPjngXiJXvjucjfrIWFpO8rmfN8e2AYePjtGgymrH53YhBxrk

Wildfires raged out of control across California, prompting evacuations and threatening homes in northern part of state https://www.wsj.com/articles/wildfires-tear-across-california-11597852505?st=pdhpzwrbbrsx7df&reflink=article_imessage_share

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/19/californias-blackouts-should-be-warning-renewable-energy-advocates/?fbclid=IwAR1CxgvsXlEkjSn1CdeG1UlM_UKPFl88O89osR2rrErb5ObTnAtY2vaLoWk

https://climatechangedispatch.com/if-you-like-blackouts-youll-love-joe-bidens-green-energy-plans/?fbclid=IwAR2x_BujsBlwnU2allDVz5b5pRpgJsHPZmqU8WN7K7EExcXA2lYHnDupjyA

If you eliminate fossil fuels, power shortages are inevitable. https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-green-blackouts-11597879215?st=x9ai01pk1a9knvi&reflink=article_imessage_share

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