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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
California imports a lot of it's electrical power from out of state. They won't build a new power plant in that state.
Motor vehicles seem to be the main culprit.
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That might have been true when you heard it, but it's not true anymore. About 91,000 Gwh come from out of state and 198,000 Gwh from in-state generation. Leading the way in the growth of in-state generation is Natural Gas and Renewables. We are building power generation. I was physically on the roofs in Compton assisting in installing part of a statewide program of distributed solar power generation. But that is just one small program. Since 2002, the pace of solar and other renewable generation development in California has grown by leaps. Solar has been one of the biggest growth areas and is now the largest in-state renewable source. Here is a link to show you the mix:
Total System Electric Generation
And here is a link of current generation plant projects:
California Solar Energy Statistics & Data
Drive a plug-in out here and it is many times cleaner than in Kentucky because we are not burning much coal to generate power.