Calif. zero-carbon plan raises grid reliability questions Source: By Miranda Willson, E&E News reporter • Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020
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A new report from California regulators is spotlighting the grid reliability challenge that states could face as they try to decarbonize their power sectors.
Earlier this month, three California agencies released an analysis outlining policies to enable the state’s transition to 100% clean electricity by 2045, as well as the potential costs and benefits associated with the policies. The road map was mandated under California’s 2018 clean energy bill, S.B. 100.
Produced by the California Energy Commission, California Public Utilities Commission and California Air Resources Board with consultation from Energy and Environmental Economics Inc., the report found that the state can meet its 100% clean energy target but that doing so will require a sustained, “record-setti
When you account for the advantages to our health, the benefits of phasing out fossil fuels far outweigh the price.
By Sara Peach | Monday, December 14, 2020
Hi Sara,
As a broadcast meteorologist, one of the most common questions I’m asked is the hardest one for me to answer!
Some of my colleagues and friends understand that human-caused global warming is happening, but they don’t view it as a priority to address and combat it. They say things like, “I can’t afford to pay for wind and solar energy,” and they’re turned off by the phrase “climate emergency,” viewing it as alarmist. So my question is, how can I concisely say that it’s not only imperative to address climate change now, but it’s not going to bankrupt us to do it?