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California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels | For part of almost every day this spring, the state produced more electricity than it needed from renewable sources.

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California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels | For part of almost every day this spring, the state produced more electricity than it needed from renewable sources. - SLRPNK

Archived copies of the article: archive.today [https://archive.ph/CCHQE] ghostarchive.org [https://ghostarchive.org/archive/CNZ5p] web.archive.org [https://web.archive.org/web/20240627165357/https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/california-is-showing-how-a-big-state-can-power-itself-without-fossil-fuels]

Jun 27, 2024 at 4:55pmWeb
Show threadredeyejediJun 27, 2024
Yet they neutered solar for consumers with Nem3.
Show threadpartial_accumenJun 27, 2024
On the micro level ( a homeowner), I can absolutely understand about the retirement of NEM2 and the adoption of NEM3. At the macro level, whats the other option? The article itself touches on this that more power is being produced than is needed at certain times. That’s the time that NEM3 it working to combat.
Show threadsteal_your_faceJun 27, 2024
Why do they need to combat that? A surplus from renewables is a good thing no?
Show threadpartial_accumenJun 27, 2024
Homeowners are wanting to be paid top dollar for what they produce when surpluses exist and prices for electricity can actually be negative. Where does that money come from to pay the homeowners to make them happy?
Show threadcccrontabJun 27, 2024
PG&E?
Show threadpartial_accumenJun 27, 2024
PG&E’s only source of revenue is ratepayers. Are you asking non-solar homeowners to pay more for solar homeowners for unneeded electricity?
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamJun 28, 2024
Maybe instead of spending billions on stock buybacks they could pay for electricity.
Show threadpartial_accumenJun 28, 2024
Looks like the last stock buyback they did was in Dec of 2020. NEM2 was valid for new solar installs up until April 2023.
Show threadantlionJun 27, 2024
Energy storage costs money. A surplus for the noon hours every day doesn’t help anything.