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> At this moment, 74.2% of California’s electricity is coming from renewables, overwhelmingly solar. It's even better than that! The rest is mostly nuclear and
by throwup238 2y ago
> At this moment, 74.2% of California’s electricity is coming from renewables, overwhelmingly solar.
It's even better than that! The rest is mostly nuclear and hydro so at this moment only 12% of California's power supply produces significant amounts of CO2 [1].
[1] https://www.caiso.com/todays-outlook/supply https://www.caiso.com/todays-outlook/supply
- fcccccbjjv 2y agoUnless I'm missing something this is the instantaneous generation, ie it needs to be averaged over 24hr (actually over the year) to get a real picture of CA's energy mix. (Also, I wouldn't put hydro in the clean energy in CA)
- jvanderbot 2y agoIt's a bit misleading to say Hydro doesn't tackle climate change, though it is environmentally unfriendly. One particular political party loves to make jokes about "clean" energy, by conflating different definitions of clean. Generally, I think it's fair to say climate change is the biggest concern, so I am comfortable when "clean" or "green" refers to CO2 free.
- fcccccbjjv 2y agoMy concern with California hydro is the water wastage. Nothing excuses the amount of water California wastes.