[Source: CNBC NEWS] America’s electrical grid is being pushed to the breaking point, and California, parts of the Midwest and parts of the South-Central United States are at “high risk” for energy shortfalls, says the not-for-profit organization charged with managing and evaluating the grid. “High risk” regions, marked in red on the map, may see Read More…
Tag: renewable energy
New technologies will bring clean energy to hard-to-electrify sectors
[Source: CalChamber] Top energy sector leaders from across the state joined the California Chamber Board of Directors meeting recently to discuss California’s clean energy future and give an update on the current practices to handle peak demand on hot days and prevent outages. The “California Energy Future” panel on September 9 was moderated by Marybel Read More…
How many miles before an electric car is greener than a gas car
[Source: SlashGear News] Electric vehicles have often been hailed as the future. Major motoring companies are aiming to produce nothing but electric vehicles in the future, and some aspire to hit that target by the end of the decade. Cars that are traditionally seen as so-called gas guzzlers — like pickup trucks, muscle cars, and Read More…
California is preparing to make its dire energy problems much, much worse
[Source: Washington Examiner] If you thought California’s electricity and energy problems were bad now, just you wait. California regulators are about to vote to restrict the sale of gas-powered cars and ban the sale of them altogether after 2035. The state had already announced this plan in 2020 as part of its fanatic commitment to Read More…
State’s progress on zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) goals: Q2 2022 results
[Source: California Center for Jobs and the Economy] In the latest report from California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), total new light-duty vehicle registrations in the second quarter of 2022 were largely unchanged from the first quarter, but were off 17.5% from the same period in 2021, and down roughly the same compared to the Read More…
Going electric: California car mandate would hit mechanics hard
[Source: CalMATTERS] The pungent odor of motor oil and grease wafts through the air at JR Automotive in San Francisco as Jesus Rojas lifts the hood of a 2014 Honda Civic to inspect its engine. Gasoline-powered vehicles like this one have hundreds of moving parts and other components that keep mechanics like Rojas busy. Rojas, Read More…
The energy transition: ‘The days when people couldn’t pay attention to their electricity supply are over
[Source: San Diego Union Tribune] California is going through a dramatic energy transition. The state has set a goal to derive 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2045 and last week Gov. Gavin Newsom directed state agencies to look at moving the target up to 2035 (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/07/09/governor-newsom-holds-virtual-discussion-with-leading-climate-scientists-on-states-progress-toward-carbon-neutrality/). That means finding a way Read More…
The future of EV batteries could be found under the sea
[Source: AXIOS] All the battery metals we need to power a billion electric vehicles could be lying on the floor of the Pacific Ocean — but collecting them and turning them into EV batteries is a major challenge. Why it matters: It’s going to take a lot of batteries to replace the world’s gasoline-powered cars with Read More…
Blackouts loom in California as electricity prices are ‘absolutely exploding’
[Source: Real Clear Energy / Robert Bryce] Two inexorable energy trends are underway in California: soaring electricity prices and ever-worsening reliability – and both trends bode ill (California’s Energy Policies Hurt Minority Citizens the Most | RealClearEnergy) for the state’s low- and middle-income consumers. Last week, the state’s grid operator, the California Independent System Operator, Read More…