We Warned You
8/23/20
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from TPPF,
8/21/20:
What to Know: California’s electric grid operator warned state officials about the limits of wind and solar power in recent years, as the state has mandated both. Now Californians are suffering rolling blackouts.
The TPPF Take: Don’t blame the power companies. Blame the politicians who make the rules.
“Politicians are scrambling to assign blame to Pacific Gas & Electric, a heavily regulated utility that can only do what the politically appointed regulators say it can do,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “In recent years this has meant building a bunch of solar and wind projects, while decommissioning reliable sources of power and scrimping on power line maintenance and upgrades.”
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