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California has laws and Arnold has mandated--no coal caused energy is to be brought into California. This is part of the reason the cost of energy has been going up for Californians--as we use more "green" energy and less coal, prices go up.
How is that really working? British Columbia is our main source of energy from outside the State.
"The irony gets even deeper, though. British Columbia, perhaps due to Premier Campbells business-friendly tax and regulatory policies, is growing. That, combined with a severe drought (yes, when California gets a good water year, British Columbia often sees a drought) means that BC Hydro will be importing $220 million more electricity than it did last year. You read it correctly, hydro energy colossus British Columbia will be importing almost a quarter billion dollars more electricity this year than last. In fact, BC Hydro has imported more energy than it has exported in 10 out of 11 years. And, from where does this energy come? Washington State and Alberta Canada. And, what is the source of this electricity? Brace yourself. Coal and gas-fired plants.....
Electrons in a grid, like dollars in an account, are fungible, meaning that clean green electrons cannot be separated from dirty coal electrons and both are mixed in with electrons from nuclear power plants. So, when the Premier of British Columbia comes to California to urge us to continue to make our state even more dependent on his province for electricity as we strive to make the planet better we shouldn't fool ourselves. The fact is, BC Hydro is buying dirty power and then, in an act I'll dub electron laundering is repackaging it for the silly, naive, environmental-minded Californians as pristine green hydro powerwith a nice mark up, of course (Canadians have to pay for their national healthcare after all).
We are buying, at a higher price, coal created energy. We do not deserve to be ripped off--Arnold and the Democrats need to pay us back for this fraud. It makes them feel good and it makes us poorer.
Total scam, created by radical politicians and an ego driven amateur.
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How is that really working? British Columbia is our main source of energy from outside the State.
"The irony gets even deeper, though. British Columbia, perhaps due to Premier Campbells business-friendly tax and regulatory policies, is growing. That, combined with a severe drought (yes, when California gets a good water year, British Columbia often sees a drought) means that BC Hydro will be importing $220 million more electricity than it did last year. You read it correctly, hydro energy colossus British Columbia will be importing almost a quarter billion dollars more electricity this year than last. In fact, BC Hydro has imported more energy than it has exported in 10 out of 11 years. And, from where does this energy come? Washington State and Alberta Canada. And, what is the source of this electricity? Brace yourself. Coal and gas-fired plants.....
Electrons in a grid, like dollars in an account, are fungible, meaning that clean green electrons cannot be separated from dirty coal electrons and both are mixed in with electrons from nuclear power plants. So, when the Premier of British Columbia comes to California to urge us to continue to make our state even more dependent on his province for electricity as we strive to make the planet better we shouldn't fool ourselves. The fact is, BC Hydro is buying dirty power and then, in an act I'll dub electron laundering is repackaging it for the silly, naive, environmental-minded Californians as pristine green hydro powerwith a nice mark up, of course (Canadians have to pay for their national healthcare after all).
We are buying, at a higher price, coal created energy. We do not deserve to be ripped off--Arnold and the Democrats need to pay us back for this fraud. It makes them feel good and it makes us poorer.
Total scam, created by radical politicians and an ego driven amateur.
More...