Trumpists make California Blackouts an Anti-Renewable issue. Here are the facts.

[greenman3610]

https://climatecrocks.com/2020/08/23/the-weekend-wonk-blackouts-show-how-california-grid-must-evolve/



Key points:



Several Gas generators went out of service unexpectedly

very poor “demand response” on CAISO (California grid System Operator)


Los angeles and San Diego, which have their own grids,
were fine


the peak load, when the blackouts happened, was actually
lower than occasions in recent years when there was no
issue.

[Initech]

1. As a Californian, i can tell you rolling blackouts are nothing new.

We've had them off and on for the last 20 years. And of course the situation is currently amplified by the pandemic. But if anyone thinks they are a new thing, well, they haven't lived here long enough.