Contributor: The high cost of California's green energy policies

The High Cost of California's Green Energy Policies

Since the early 2000s, governors and legislators from both parties have signed onto a climate agenda in California that is making energy steadily unaffordable.

LA Times: ‘The high cost of California’s green energy policies’ – ‘Cost of electricity in state is now the highest in the continental U.S.’ – ‘High energy prices are a self-inflicted wound’

By Joel Kotkin Excerpt: Since the early 2000s, governors and legislators from both parties have signed onto a climate agenda in California that is making energy steadily unaffordable. Gasoline in C…

Contributor: The high cost of California's green energy policies

The quixotic goal of 100% carbon-free electricity is increasing the gap between rich and poor in California.

Wind And Solar Power Both Capricious and Costly

Bill Ponton reminds us that in addition to being fickle, renewables are also costly, in his American Thinker article What are the merits of renewables?  Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. The Spanish blackout made us all aware of how unstable the grid can get when renewables are in the driver’s seat, […]

How Wind And Solar Sent Energy Prices Sky-High in ‘Green’ Countries

Adding more green energy makes power more expensive, not cheaper—due to unreliable output, required fossil fuel backup, and taxpayer subsidies.

Study Warns California’s Green Energy Scam Will Cost Households Tens of Thousands

A study by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute (PRI) has found that California’s green energy scam will cost households a staggering amount to fund the transition to unreliable alternative sources. PRI released its findings in a paper titled “The Cost of Going Green” as America commemorated Earth Day.In 2018, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 100, which required that all electricity produced by 2045 be from renewable sources. Incum…