The People’s Republik of Kalifornia leader, Senate President Pro-Tem Kevin de Leon, introduced legislation, SB-100, that would phase out fossil fuel generation of electricity in the state. Almost half of all electricity in the state is generated using natural gas.
Kev, buddy, the PRK has the sixth highest electricity rates in the nation. I see you want us to be number one! Let me translate in the Lingua Franca of the PRK since you have bragged that relatives of yours are illegal immigrants. Somos los NUMERO UNO!
The state would need to generate power with new solar and wind systems. Um, maybe i’m a bit of a dunce, but the wind doesn’t always blow and there is this pesky event called night where solar doesn’t work all that well. Kev says that we can use hydroelectric power to make up the gaps. Well according to the Kalifornia Energy Commission website, hydro power only accounts for 6 percent of energy generation in the state. SIX is a not equal to ONE HUNDRED last time I took math. Hmmm, maybe we need to create more of those environmentally friendly dams. Oh wait, we have droughts in the state and the tree huggers want to get rid of the existing dams.
Wind power, there’s a great idea. Let’s see wind power kills untold thousands of birds every year. President Obama gave wind producers a 30 year exemption to kill 4200 of our endangered national bird, the Bald Eagle EACH YEAR, as well as other protected and endangered species because there is no way to prevent bird strike kills by windmills. Hey, Progre-sissies, a show of hands, how many of you know of this exemption? It’s a felony to kill bald eagles and it has been since 1940. The exemption was part of Prez O’s great green energy initiative. Anyone want to guess what the progre-sissy reaction would be if President Trump suggested killing an endangered species to create green energy to “make America great again”?
What will ultimately happen is that the PRK will end up with the highest electricity rates in the nation as our buddy Kev wants and we will buy electricity from other states connected to the grid to fill in the gaps. If the bill becomes law, The PRK won’t be burning fossil fuels within the state borders, but we’ll end up buying electricity generated by fossil fuels from other states. The out of state burning will include natural gas as well as coal.
Even though Kev’s plan accomplished near zero, we can feel green and righteous while paying higher electricity bills.
Oh and as a reminder to our most intellectual and oh so caring politicians, electricity is REQUIRED by both rich and poor, therefore this proposed policy is REGRESSIVE as higher electrical rates will punish the lower income earners the MOST.