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hunter

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3. It won't go anywhere whenever the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 4, 2022, 10:31 AM

Sep 2022

That's when natural gas power plants have to pick up the load.

You can watch the drama here:

http://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/supply.html

Wind and solar will only prolong our dependence on natural gas. They won't "save the world."

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It won't go anywhere whenever the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing. hunter Sep 2022 #3