White Lies, Damn Lies, and California Lies
17 hours ago
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach
It must be another day ending in a “y”, because once again, Governor Gavin Goodhair Newsom of California is pushing lies about California. Here’s the deceptive claim, the headline is below.
So, what is “clean energy” in California? Is it the much hyped solar and wind that everyone is picturing in their heads when they read this headline?
Of course not.
Does “clean energy” include hydropower? Well, that depends on what lie you’re telling at the time.
California has an insane “renewable energy mandate”. By imperial fiat, Gavin Goodhair has decreed that by 2030, at least 60% of retail electricity sales must come from renewable energy resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydroelectric generation under 30 megawatts.
Note what they don’t count as “renewable energy”? Large hydro generation, the everyday kind that comes from dams all over the US and provides a good chunk of California electricity.
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