California Nuclear Closures Resulted in 250% increase in California Emissions

[Marlin]

NEW: California Nuclear Closures Resulted in 250% increase in California Emissions


http://www.environmentalprogress.org/big-news/2017/1/16/new-california-nuclear-closures-resulted-in-250-increase-in-california-emissions

[hamsamich]

https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sierra-martinez/its-official-efficiency-clean-energy-help-fill-californias-nuclear

guess this didn't happen huh?

[Rennhack]

 

[Mounder]

Sub more power from Mexico.
Sempra. Intergen in Mexicali. Electrical Power Plants designated for export to the U.S. market.

[Mounder]

Sorry my answers are not focused on nuclear here.  Maybe I'm naive to California power strategies.  It still blows my mind that the great industrial machine of California tethers their operating existence to Mexican power companies. I doubt 1% of this country realizes we are importing electricity. These locations lack any Homeland Security umbrella. I'm sure the utility experts would tell me if something happened to their part of the supply that the grid could flip over to other sources. I'm still skeptical. The hypocrisy of eliminating nuclear power and US utility jobs for mexican electrical power is wrong in every way.

[hamsamich]

It's kinda like laundering money.  Laundering power.  Looks clean but who knows what is really going on.  CA just happy it isn't Natty Gas or Coal.  Makes their "carbon" balance sheet look better.  What a game.

https://memes.getyarn.io/yarn-meme/cc14cd01-0782-4b78-8d62-bcd16a5ee40e

[Ksheed]

Sorry my answers are not focused on nuclear here.  Maybe I'm naive to California power strategies.  It still blows my mind that the great industrial machine of California tethers their operating existence to Mexican power companies. I doubt 1% of this country realizes we are importing electricity. These locations lack any Homeland Security umbrella. I'm sure the utility experts would tell me if something happened to their part of the supply that the grid could flip over to other sources. I'm still skeptical. The hypocrisy of eliminating nuclear power and US utility jobs for mexican electrical power is wrong in every way.

California has been importing power and other undisclosed items from Mexico for years. They will continue to import power from all around them, in fact, the percentage keeps increasing. In 2010 it was estimated at 25%, I believe the latest news reports are saying 33%. The great and powerful Kalifornia setting the example that the other 49 should follow (and now with a large contingent of people that want to leave the Union) yet they aren't even self-sustaining when it comes to electrical needs. Quite the shining example for all us peons who spend our time producing extra power for their AC, and not running ourselves out of fresh drinking water. I'm waiting for the day I read the article about how much Kalifornia pays for imported potable water supplies...


http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=4370


California's Growing Imported Electricity Problem
http://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2016/04/03/californias-growing-imported-electricity-problem/#41362dc7e96b


https://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,862.msg163582.html#msg163582

No argument from me on it. I was just guessing their plan. I'm sure they wont mind purchasing another 5% from out-of-state sources. They are already purchasing 29% of their usage.


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