With the recent heat wave, we have seen rolling blackouts or at least the threat of them. We are supposed to conserve energy by unplugging unneeded appliances, turning the thermostat to 78 or higher, and using fans instead of AC. Has anyone given this any thought in regards to the proposal of eliminating the sale of gas vehicles in the near future? If our power grid cannot handle things currently, what are we going to ensure things run smoothly when adding tens of millions of vehicles to the state’s already overloaded power grid? It seems we are putting the horse before the cart and the consequences could be catastrophic. Not to mention, all those alternate sources of energy will still need fossil fuels involved at some level or another.
Mr. Guttenbeil, thanks for your letter. Unfortunately these days, virtue signaling and getting credit for it appears to be of more importance than common sense and having to face reality. Thanks to all of those natural gas power plants providing electricity to take us through this heat wave, and thanks to all the electric car owners for not charging during the hottest hours.
Sorry - you got it backward. The increase in EV's will increase our electricity demand and drive energy prices higher. CA will have to triple electrical generation to charge the batteries of EV's when the sun and wind can't. This will mostly be paid for by people that can't afford to buy and EV. I'm all for EV's but we need to be realistic about the enormous cost to triple our electricity generation by 2035 which will be needed. Sacramento politicians need to start cutting wasted spending to finance this.
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO
personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who
make comments. Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. Don't threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Anyone violating these rules will be issued a
warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be
revoked.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
(2) comments
Mr. Guttenbeil, thanks for your letter. Unfortunately these days, virtue signaling and getting credit for it appears to be of more importance than common sense and having to face reality. Thanks to all of those natural gas power plants providing electricity to take us through this heat wave, and thanks to all the electric car owners for not charging during the hottest hours.
Sorry - you got it backward. The increase in EV's will increase our electricity demand and drive energy prices higher. CA will have to triple electrical generation to charge the batteries of EV's when the sun and wind can't. This will mostly be paid for by people that can't afford to buy and EV. I'm all for EV's but we need to be realistic about the enormous cost to triple our electricity generation by 2035 which will be needed. Sacramento politicians need to start cutting wasted spending to finance this.
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.