What's being missed in this conversation is that California is at "peak solar", meaning that having more solar is NOT good for the state. We can't yet effectiv

What's being missed in this conversation is that California is at "peak solar", meaning that having more solar is NOT good for the state. We can't yet effectively store solar, so in the summer when everyone comes home, they turn on their AC's (in SoCal) and in order to be able to provide enough energy as the sun starts to set, Cal ISO (http://www.caiso.com http://www.caiso.com) needs to tell gas fired plants to turn on (quickly) to have enough capacity in the grid. This causes--you guessed it--pollution. Source: Worked 7 years for an ISO.