Think what you like. I believe the California wackos love to control people. If they thought for one second that they could get away with it, we would all be forced to be vegetarians.
You HAVE insulted me,when you insult my home you are insulting me. I don't care if we disagree, but you can take your wacky empty headed rant somewhere else.
O.K., you got the attention you crave, opinion duly noted. Now stfu and go cook something.
Might have made a powerful statement to many if the state had asked MLB to cancel the night games the Dodgers are hosting against the Padres this weekend.
I don't think the power draw of the Dodger Stadium lighting is much more than a drop in the bucket, compared to the power draw of over 13 million households in Calif.
I understand that and didn't mean to be snarky about it either. Just thought it might make some sort of statement about how serious the situation is during this heatwave. Probably not the best of my ideas
Few people in CA live in the country/mountains etc. CA has the highest concentration of residents who live in major metropolitan areas near the coast - over 90%.
Correct. Hybrids are also allowed under the new CA law.
Not when you realize how serious Californians are about their sports teamsI understand that and didn't mean to be snarky about it either. Just thought it might make some sort of statement about how serious the situation is during this heatwave. Probably not the best of my ideas
(and, in my case, especially baseball).All I have are the Dbacks so hard to take baseball as seriously hereNot when you realize how serious Californians are about their sports teams
No snarkyness detected.I understand that and didn't mean to be snarky about it either. Just thought it might make some sort of statement about how serious the situation is during this heatwave. Probably not the best of my ideas
You're right though, it could raise the awareness of the public if the state had asked MLB to cancel the night games.
I lived up there for years. People up in the hills don't use much electricity anyway, but they have no use for electric cars.
Seriously though, all light-up sports arenas in Calif use LED....or at least, that's my understanding. And they were supposed to change them all out by 2003, or somewhere around there.No snarkyness detected.
I actually wasn't aware of the 4 to 9pm reduced energy request until having seen my brother's post on Facebook, and mentioned here.
@Aunt Bea, did you just say " celebrating my 100th birthday"?It seems like the 32 years leading up to the ban on new gas powered vehicles would be more than enough time to upgrade the power grid.
In any case, I‘ll be too busy celebrating my 100th birthday to worry about it.
Yes, it's definitely a Catch 22. I personally think they are moving in the right direction, but it will take time to reverse what is happening with our climate.
You will be happy when you replace your central AC. We have two big units... one for upstairs and one for downstairs. Upstairs is set at 80 degrees and downstairs is set at 77 degrees. Heat always rises to the top, so the downstairs unit almost never runs. Before replacing them, the electric bill could easily be $400+ a month. It was $315 last month, and we were in triple digits the entire month.
It's not just charging stations it's sources of consistent power generation. And zoned or segregated grid so one issue in one location won't take down many others.
You have a point there. My father's '73 Grand Am with a V8 got 13 mpg. My '17 Audi A4 with an I4 gets 21 mpg in the city, and it could smoke my Dad's Grand Am. Engines have gotten more efficient for sure.
That's the thing it took almost a century of using gas engines on a large scale to get them where they are now. Some of these ev deadlines, goals and mandates are being rushed. Also with any product in needs to be in the real world for a while to see what will actually happen overtime and with these ev goals and deadlines don't allow for that. The first generation of ev's will be coming at or near these mandate start dates. One or two generations of ev use is not enough to perfect them for mass deployment.
Yes, and of course lacking the infrastructure(at present)is understood and accounted for. In such a complex long term project securing the means to reach the goals is part of the undertaking.
I bet, our unit is going on 16 years old, already had 2 expensive repairs, so it's time. This is going to be the "last hurrah", I want this equipment replacement / upgrade to deliver the most bang-for-the-buck. I'm looking at hybrid systems that can double for heating as a heat pump, rather than use propane exclusively for space heating. Our propane bills in winter have been hitting $500+ a month, a hybrid unit would ran as heat pump and only switch to propane when temperatures get lower. I'll be happy if able shift a considerable amount of propane usage to electrical, in which case installing a solar system will be much more cost effective.
