Maybe what you're saying is true but it's pretty unclear to me. According to the article, it supplies 10% of the state's electricity needs. $6B over 5 yrs => $1

Maybe what you're saying is true but it's pretty unclear to me. According to the article, it supplies 10% of the state's electricity needs. $6B over 5 yrs => $1.2B/yr => total cost of state's electricity at $12B/yr. With a population of 40M this would mean yearly cost of electricity per capita in CA would be $300. That sounds extremely cheap. Doesn't sound like highway robbery to me but maybe you can make that clearer rather than just tossing out "install $4B solar and $2B batteries which is obviously better, idiots!".