Comment by outside1234
9 hours ago
The more impressive thing in my mind is that California has also reduced the use of natural gas by 37% since 2023 through the combination of solar + batteries.
* https://www.threads.com/@1mzjacobson/post/DPjmVLcDqFo/impres...
California also has the most expensive rates in the country. Much less impressive when taking cost into account.
https://www.newsweek.com/electricity-prices-surge-us-map-sho...
https://www.energybot.com/electricity-rates/
That's because of the wildfires. California will have high rates no matter what just because of that.
Can you elaborate on why that is or provide a source? Other states also have high wildfire risk and don’t have the expensive power like California.
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That is only one factor. Others include: overallocation of fixed costs to consumers, CA's climate and energy policies, CA's high regulatory burden, and CA's unique geographic challenges. Some of these are self imposed.
[1] https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/03/california-...
[2] https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950
[3] https://www.ppic.org/blog/a-closer-look-at-californias-surgi...
[4] https://www.ivy-energy.com/post/californias-ever-increasing-...
Now look at what you’d pay under a municipal provider like LADWP.
That is because of transmission costs and upgrades required because of climate change, not generation costs.