Keeping existing generation capacity is the very problem. We had blackouts because we kept the existing capacity. So your proposal of not doing anything and wa

Keeping existing generation capacity is the very problem. We had blackouts because we kept the existing capacity. So your proposal of not doing anything and waiting it out will not work. Especially since we need to phase out all that natural gas as soon as possible. Stop mining is not performed for lithium. Slavery is not required for it either. There have been concerns about child labor for cobalt, but that's not a concern for LFP batteries that would be used for stationary storage. And even though you say your proposal isn't to stop renewables, you say priority #1 is that we do research rather than deploy our current technology, and trot out easily solvable talking points to avoid taking action. This sort of status-quo bias is the exact problem in California. Keeping existing infrastructure is causing the problems. Keeping the same infrastructure doesn't mean keeping the same quality of life when the climate is changing, it means worsening quality. The magnification and amplification of any flaws in a new system, rather than properly weighing it against the massive massive harm kf the current system, is the very heat of California's bad decision making.