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Originally Posted by Big Dave
As for southern California, there is only one way to do it.
Bring in natural gas by pipelines. Site the simple-cycles (don't need cooling water) on mountains at the state line. the wind howls there and will disperse the carbon dioxide.
Only other thing that will work is nuclear power.
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Outside of a few long standing power projects in Northern California and the Salton Sea area , most of the possible sites lay untapped. A colleague of mine inspects the Salton Sea power plants for environmental effects. Outside of concerns about ground water intrusion, they run night and day pumping out power to baseline the renewable projects power outputs. We do not have more of them for the same reason nuclear power plants are not being built. Fear. The general public is fearful these plants will cause the "big one" (earthquake) to hit. It takes years of study and legal proceedings to just approve a site. Building is a simple 5 year or less time frame.
Nuclear power is the logical conclusion. If our State would allow equal discussion. It is too steeped in fearful legislation. They fear everything it seems. This education starts at grade school levels where energy produced from wind, waves and sun is good. Everything else is bad. My son was sent to the principles office for arguing that nuclear is clean and that his dad knows more than the teachers about the subject. Eight years old and fighting the good fight!