Good thread
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw (@RepDanCrenshaw) August 17, 2020
The left’s failed energy policies - promoted by Kamala Harris - are painfully clear in California.
CA is a perfect example of what you get with Democrat governance: sky-high electricity prices, unreliable services, and tax hikes that hurt our most vulnerable. https://t.co/dM6Diz9X9Y
You say "we'll create millions of jobs"
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
But won't most of those good jobs in renewables be manufacturing solar panels in China?
Won't the US jobs mostly be the same low-skill and low-wage installation & weatherization jobs California created?
The US saw its CO2 emissions from electricity decline 27% (!) in the U.S. between 2007 and 2018, mostly thanks to the fracking revolution, which resulted in abundant & cheap natural gas, which is replacing coal
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
Why, then, do you want to ban fracking?
Also, Californians have over-paid $20B (!) on gasoline since 2005 & nobody knows why because @JerryBrownGov & now @GavinNewsom refuse to investigate
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
Why didn't you investigate potential criminal activity as SF's D.A., Attorney General, or U.S. Senator?https://t.co/86N8YZv2e5
Had the San Onofre nuclear plant still been operating, we wouldn't have had these blackouts
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
Now, @GavinNewsom wants to close Diablo Canyon, which provides power for 3M Californians, in 2024/5
Do you support or oppose closing Diablo?https://t.co/DLVAc33Tga
Correction: To manage our increasingly unreliable grid, California will need to do TWO of the following: a) keep our last nuclear plant operating, b) build more nat gas plants, c) pay ever-more money annually to reserve emergency electricity supply from its neighbors.
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
The President and CEO of California's electrical grid, Stephen Berberich, has just scathingly attacked California's Public Utilities Commissioners — who are appointed by @GavinNewsom — for totally failing to procure adequate electricity supply, resulting in the blackouts
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
"We told PUC of the coming shortfall from 2020 to 2022. We even took notice *ex parte* with commissioners. Despite that, only 3300 MW was procured. The bet was that uncontracted imports would fill in the void."
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
"Batteries don’t generate any power. And during extended cloud cover over solar fields, we will be in load shedding. We have told the Commissioners again and that solar will need to be overbuilt to serve load and charge batteries at same time."
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
"People wonder how we made it through the heat wave of 2006. The answer is that there was a lot more generating capacity in 2006 than in 2020."
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
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"The highest peak was July 24 2006 at 50,270 MW
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
In 2017, we had a peak of 50, 150 MW
In 2006 was a very similar weather event to what we are facing now. Very hot, very expanded throughout the entire west"
"In 2017, we were able to meet the gap because of imports and that’s because California was hot but the rest of the West was not hot."
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
"We failed to predict and plan and that’s simply unacceptable," says @GavinNewsom "As governor I have taken responsibility to address this issue and moving forward to make sure that this never happens again."https://t.co/MRR9a2Vwlb
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
Not the first time @GavinNewsom has said he would take responsibility and that this wouldn't happen again
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
After last October's black-outs he said, “I own this" and “It’s on me to make sure this doesn’t happen again.” https://t.co/s1Rz2Gswl3
"The blackouts Monday evening and Tuesday could be the largest in California history — eclipsing March 2001 when 1.5 million homes and businesses lost power."
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
😳@paulrogers @mercnewshttps://t.co/Yeuf4ekNcw
“Last fall, officials at California’s grid operator warned that electricity shortages were likely as soon as 2020.
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
"'I don’t think most people understand the extent to which wind and solar aren’t the same as nat gas and nuclear generation.'”https://t.co/KIJANFdYkS
Here we go again, eh @GavinNewsom ?
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 17, 2020
SMH pic.twitter.com/9cZiW5z2iX
“During the board of governors meeting, callers asked about reversing course on the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant that is slated to begin closure in 2024. Diablo Canyon’s 2,200 MW accounts for 9% of in-state generation”
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 18, 2020
✊🏼❤️https://t.co/Chsu4okUnq
“We’re experiencing [these blackouts] with Diablo Canyon nuclear plant still operational, producing 10% of our state’s electricity. I can’t imagine what kind of situation we’re going to be in if there’s a heat wave in 2025 when Diablo is offline.”https://t.co/Owe9XuX8pn
— Mike Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) August 21, 2020
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"California is getting a lesson in how the electric grid works and why you need reliable power. We don’t have enough supply, which means you can’t get rid of any more natural gas or nuclear plants."
“We’re experiencing [these blackouts] with Diablo Canyon nuclear plant still operational, producing 10% of our state’s electricity. I can’t imagine what kind of situation we’re going to be in if there’s a heat wave in 2025 when Diablo is offline.”
