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"... The challenge is that wind and solar farms—which are among the cheapest forms of power generation—don’t produce electricity at all times ..."

Guest “AEUHHH????” by David Middleton California is about to stumble in the climate fightBY WENDY WENDLANDT, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/08/22 11:00 AM EST 1,129THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR…

Because “I don’t care who you are! That’s funny right there!” by David Middleton Solar power delivers more electricity than Californians can use from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and…

Facing a 3,500 MW shortfall in power generation capacity to meet current peak demand, and predicting a 5,000 MW deficit next summer, California is adding regulation to regulation, reports Rob Nikolewski in his recent piece...

I have long predicted Californian support for the green revolution would evaporate the moment it interfered with coffee deliveries to Starbucks. But I never dreamed California would mess with the gamers.

It’s been 15 years since 2006 where California’s AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act (never let it be said that California politicians are lacking in grandiose overstatement) was adopted so the state could allegedly lead...

The power disaster unfolding in California will soon occur across the country, if Joe Biden gets his way. The Golden State has been sweeping away the forms of energy that have provided reliable electricity for decades, under...

Guest “irony can be so ironic” by David Middleton SEPTEMBER 30, 2020Smoke from California wildfires decreases solar generation in CAISO In the first two weeks of September 2020, average solar-powered electricity...

Guest “Yi-hah!” by David Middleton EnergyCalifornia Blackouts Highlight Contrast with Texas Energy, Provide ForewarningLast summer, Texans nearly experienced similar rolling blackouts to what Californians faced...

Even Forbes, whose deep green editors recently censored Michael Shellenberger for criticising the climate movement, has sharply criticised California's headlong rush into a new dark age of unreliable electricity.

Guest “too fracking funny” by David Middleton CLIMATE CHANGERenewable Energy Isn’t to Blame for California’s Blackouts Dharna NoorWednesday On Friday and Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Californians...

The elimination of fossil fuel products as a major form of energy production and the shift to solar power and other forms of green energy has led to what Newsom called “gaps” in the energy grid’s reliability, the Democratic...

From The Daily Caller Energy Chris White Tech Reporter October 23, 2019 6:29 PM ET ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten suggested California’s rolling blackouts contain one silver lining: It highlights for people the gravity...