1/13/2024 0 Comments Race my mindSix days after California approved a rapid ramp-up of electric car sales, a heat wave triggered 10 days of brownout warnings.Ĭan California keep the lights on with 12 million electric cars? Adding even more pressure, the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, is slated to shut down in 2030. The juxtaposition of the mandate and the grid crisis sparked widespread skepticism: How can the state require Californians to buy electric cars if the grid couldn’t even supply enough power to make it through the summer?Īt the same time as electrifying cars and trucks, California must, under state law, shift all of its power to renewables by 2045. The Air Resources Board enacted the mandate last August - and just six days later, California’s power grid was so taxed by heat waves that an unprecedented, 10-day emergency alert warned residents to cut electricity use or face outages. Powering these vehicles and electrifying other sectors of the economy means the state must triple its power generation capacity and deploy new solar and wind energy at almost five times the pace of the past decade. Under a groundbreaking new state regulation, 35% of new 2026 car models sold in California must be zero-emissions, ramping up to 100% in 2035. But their confidence that the state can avoid brownouts relies on a best-case - some say unrealistic - scenario: massive and rapid construction of offshore wind and solar farms, and drivers charging their cars in off-peak hours. State officials claim that the 12.5 million electric vehicles expected on California’s roads in 2035 will not strain the grid. But that’s based on multiple assumptions - including building solar and wind at almost five times the pace of the past decade - that may not be realistic.Īs California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains uncertain: Will there be enough electricity to power them? Race to Zero: California’s bumpy road to electrify cars and trucksĭespite expecting 12.5 million electric cars by 2035, California officials insist that the grid can provide enough electricity. These are illiterate people making these proposals. You will see rationing and hours per day of NO electricity. Try implementing this plan and the economy of California collapses, while the value of homes and commercial property plummet due to lack of reliable electricity. This whole scheme seems like a high school student making plans for the future-without a sense of reality. If driving home from Sacramento, I will be forced to wait five hours to recharge my batteries? No way. Of course whale lovers will stop the creation of offshore wind farms. Planning them, obtaining an array of permits and construction could take at least seven to eight years.” But no such projects are in the works yet. Develop a giant new industry: State officials predict that offshore wind farms will provide enough power for about 1.5 million homes by 2030 and 25 million homes by 2045.Build solar and wind at an unprecedented pace: Shifting to all renewables requires at least 6 gigawatts of new resources a year for the next 25 years - a pace that’s never been met before.But many people don’t have unrestricted access to chargers at their jobs or homes. Convince drivers to charge their cars during off-peak hours: With new discounted rates, utilities are urging residents to avoid charging their cars between 4 p.m.“”To provide enough electricity to meet total demand, California must: Forget the drug fried brains in Sacramento with their pot induced fantasies.
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