California Smashes Myth That Renewables Aren’t Reliable. Last year renewables fulfilled 100% of the state’s electricity demand for up to 10 hours on 98 days. Blackouts during that time were virtually nonexistent. At their peak, the renewables provided 162% of the grid’s needs.
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We’re interested in the results over a one year period, not just cherry picking a limited period which exaggerates how well renewables are doing.
Note this also happens in multiple other countries around the world, so, yeah, it’s the new normal.
The headlight should read. California proves it has stable amounts of sun making Solar work efficiently.
If California was a country it would be the world’s fifth largest economy, just behind Germany. Pretty amazing that it’s being increasingly powered by 100% renewables at this stage. And with plenty of spare capacity to charge EVs or whatever. The number of hours and days that renewables fully power the state will just keep increasing from here. Fuck you Trump.
I mean, does this lower monthly payment? That is the real reason for renewable energy.
But they still had blackouts so it’s not 100% still a myth
“Myth” lol. The word is lie. Why does everyone try so hard to pretend that isn’t what’s happening?
Myth implies the people saying it believe it’s true. They don’t.
So they meet the need less than half a day for less than a third of the year? And the often produce too much power? And you still needed a backup power source for almost all the renewables claimed capacity since, like in Europe right now, there will be times when solar and wind produce basically no power.
An actually reliable system would provide 100% of the power needed, all day, and all year.
To put all your eggs in one basket is not a good idea, but of course you want to diversify so that way you are ready for the future to become energy in independent.
Imagine if AZ and NM devoted space to solar projects. Infinite power for the entire region
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