Heat wave headed for California, so here come the Flex Alerts HotAir

Gov. Newsom got a warning earlier this year that we could see another heat wave leading to blackouts this summer. That was right about the time he switched his position on keeping California s last nuclear plant open instead of shutting it down. But whatever happens with the Diablo Canyon plant in the future, it s operating this weekend so it won t alleviate the need for Flex Alerts or the potentially for rolling blackouts.

What s needed is either more nuclear power or more natural gas to fill in the gaps when the sun starts going down and solar power is dropping off. Some environmentalists are coming around to nuclear power but natural gas is still a non-starter for most of the keep it in the ground types. Eventually we may have enough battery storage that natural gas isn t needed but that s still many years off. So for the near future, it s hard to see how this situation is going to improve here in the Golden state. Luckily for the state s energy grid, the population of California is declining rather than growing.

via hotair.com

If my power goes off, my generator goes on. Sorry, Planet.