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Carbon fee and dividend will aid Horgan’s woes

Mar 5, 2022
Mar 5, 2022 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

I have a solution for John Horgan’s household discord (“PG&E the cause of household discord” in the Feb. 16 edition of the Daily Journal). It’s called action.

(5) comments

JustMike650 Mar 6, 2022 12:08pm

In. Horgan. We. Trust.

edkahl Mar 5, 2022 1:24pm

Solar can make hydrogen can be stored in tanks for later use to generate power on cloudy days or at night. It can be blended with natural gas to reduce natural gas emissions or used directly to heat a boiler just as natural gas does to generate power. It would also be a hedge against constantly rising gas costs.

Dirk van Ulden Mar 6, 2022 3:10pm

Ed - while your idea has merit, it takes massive amounts of electricity to produce hydrogen gas. The current solar capacity in the State is already overtaxed and only represents 14% of our electricity needs. So, in the short term I don't see where that solar energy would come from as it will be needed badly to replace the output of the pending Diablo Canyon shutdown (2,200 mW) and the proliferation of electric vehicles.

Terence Y Mar 5, 2022 7:53am

Unfortunately, Ms. Sandoval, although I don’t know Mr. Horgan personally, I doubt he would qualify for dividends from the income redistribution scheme known as the carbon fee. Actually, most people would not benefit from the carbon dividend scam (except the government, which will always want its share). Perhaps CA should practice forest fire mitigation efforts along with actually conserving water instead of letting 50% of it flow out to sea.

Dirk van Ulden Mar 6, 2022 3:19pm

Ms Sandoval is likely not familiar with our current dividend generator through cap-and-trade. We were supposed to be the beneficiaries of this system that trades allowances and thus penalizes large emitters. We receive peanuts back every once in a while from PG&E so if this is supposed to provide for meaningful credits, don't hold your breath. Should the ignorant leaders prevail and vote for the Carbon Bill, the government will take its share for administration and commits the rest to squandering pursuits such as the train to nowhere in the San Joaquin Valley.

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