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Published 11 months ago

Facing sweltering summers, California's Newsom floats plan for state to buy energy

  • California Governor Gavin Newsom wants the state to buy large amounts of renewable energy from geothermal and offshore wind sources to avoid power shortages during the hot summer months and meet the state's clean energy goals.
  • The state's utilities have not been buying this type of energy because it is too expensive and takes too long to build, so Newsom hopes to use the state's purchasing power to push private companies to build renewable energy power plants.
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Facing sweltering summers, California's Newsom floats plan for state to buy energy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the state to purchase massive amounts of renewable energy. Utility companies in California are responsible for buying their own power. But they have not been

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Facing sweltering summers, California's Newsom floats plan for state to buy energy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the state to purchase massive amounts of renewable energy

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Facing sweltering summers, California's Newsom floats plan for state to buy energy

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the state to purchase massive amounts of renewable energy. Utility companies in California are responsible for buying their own power. But they have not been buying geothermal or offshore wind energy. That type of energy is difficult and expensive to produce. The Democratic governor wants the state to buy the power itself. The state would pay for it by put…

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Facing sweltering summers, California Governor Newsom floats plan to buy renewable energy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to buy massive amounts of renewable energy to help keep the lights on during the summer months.

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Facing sweltering summers, California's Newsom floats plan for state to buy energy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For most of the year, California’s quest to rid itself of fossil fuels seems on track: Electric cars populate highways while energy from wind, solar and […]

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Facing Sweltering Summers, California's Newsom Floats Plan for State to Buy Energy

SACRAMENTO—For most of the year, California’s quest to rid itself of fossil fuels seems on track: Electric cars populate highways while energy from wind, solar, and water provides much of the power for homes and businesses. Then it gets hot, and everyone in the nation’s most populous state turns on their air conditioners at the same time. That’s when California has come close to running out of power in recent years, especially in the early eveni…

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