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There is lots of behind the meter installed as well in CA which are not captured in the linked doc. Hard to find good numbers but CA senate estimates 20GW of na
by dpierce9 4y ago
There is lots of behind the meter installed as well in CA which are not captured in the linked doc. Hard to find good numbers but CA senate estimates 20GW of nameplate. Assuming a 15% capacity factor that is 2/3 of that 43k GWh. They assume it will double by 2030.
Even assuming your other numbers are correct on total energy needed, your conclusion doesn’t follow since more imports can be found (or more import capacity built). The western interconnect is regional but your analysis assumes state-level constraints.