US EditionFacing 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
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…
Facing sweltering summers, California's Newsom floats plan for state to buy energy
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to buy massive amounts of renewable energy to help keep the lights on. The idea is to use the state's purchasing power to convince private companies to build largescale power plants that run off of heat from underground sites and strong winds blowing off the coast — the kinds of power that utility companies have not been buying because it's too expensive and would take too long to build.
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 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 t…
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