http://blog.heritage.org/2008/12/29/the-lefts-energy-efficiency-gamble/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2008/12/29/the-lefts-energy-efficiency-gamble/#comment-11944 W Howard Baker, Bard Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:32:28 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/12/29/the-lefts-energy-efficiency-gamble/#comment-11944 This information has left out one major item in California's future, the electric car. If the environmental rules that California has proposed go into effect, only electric cars will be able to meet them. Where will that electric come from? According to my professor of thermodynamics, who is a Doctorate in thermodynamics, if the whole country went to the electric car, we would have to triple the size of the grid. Applying that to Calif., they will need app. 100 Gigawatts of additional power, either by building it, buying it from surrounding states, or through efficiency, shown by having heavy users leave the state. If any more users leave the state, their economy will be in even worse shape (their Governor is in Washington for a "bailout") and, since the southwest is already in trouble, probably due to what Calif. is buying from them, there won't be any state that can sell them any more, they are left to building or trying to make alternative power economical, which won't happen in the near future. In other words, THEY'RE SCREWED !! To alleviate the problem, remember the offshore oil that they would never drill for? Well, they are going to drill for it. It was ridiculous, anyway, as the oil has so much pressure behind it that it comes ashore as tar globs. They can build oil-fired electric plants to use their own oil to meet the demand. They could also kill those five indians that are holding up the geothermal unit and use it. This information has left out one major item in California's future, the electric car. If the environmental rules that California has proposed go into effect, only electric cars will be able to meet them. Where will that electric come from? According to my professor of thermodynamics, who is a Doctorate in thermodynamics, if the whole country went to the electric car, we would have to triple the size of the grid. Applying that to Calif., they will need app. 100 Gigawatts of additional power, either by building it, buying it from surrounding states, or through efficiency, shown by having heavy users leave the state. If any more users leave the state, their economy will be in even worse shape (their Governor is in Washington for a "bailout") and, since the southwest is already in trouble, probably due to what Calif. is buying from them, there won't be any state that can sell them any more, they are left to building or trying to make alternative power economical, which won't happen in the near future. In other words, THEY'RE SCREWED !! To alleviate the problem, remember the offshore oil that they would never drill for? Well, they are going to drill for it. It was ridiculous, anyway, as the oil has so much pressure behind it that it comes ashore as tar globs. They can build oil-fired electric plants to use their own oil to meet the demand. They could also kill those five indians that are holding up the geothermal unit and use it.

]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2008/12/29/the-lefts-energy-efficiency-gamble/#comment-11917 RReagan, Butte, MT Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:54:33 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/12/29/the-lefts-energy-efficiency-gamble/#comment-11917 I am concerned that Obama has brought the AGW (anthropogenic global warming) sold by the lefty environmentalists. It is clear that AGW is a farce and the idea is scientifically bankrupt. I am concerned that Obama has brought the AGW (anthropogenic global warming) sold by the lefty environmentalists. It is clear that AGW is a farce and the idea is scientifically bankrupt.

]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2008/12/29/the-lefts-energy-efficiency-gamble/#comment-11794 Ryan, Wisconsin Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:39:39 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/12/29/the-lefts-energy-efficiency-gamble/#comment-11794 Energy Efficiency is 1/4 the cost of new coal plants and 1/8 the cost of nuclear plants. It is sad that you put energy efficiency in the title and make an economic argument against energy efficiency based on renewables. The rates in CA are not high because of energy efficiency, they are high because of renewables and natural gas. Energy Efficiency is 1/4 the cost of new coal plants and 1/8 the cost of nuclear plants. It is sad that you put energy efficiency in the title and make an economic argument against energy efficiency based on renewables. The rates in CA are not high because of energy efficiency, they are high because of renewables and natural gas.

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