5 years ago and again last year, California was beset by wildland fires, not just in the forests, but also in urban settings where residents thought they were immune from fires. Some fires were shown to have been set by demented individuals, and others were found to have started by aged electrical grid components. Included among the grid components were transmission lines known in the trade as "zombie" lines because despite being abandoned, these same lines could re-energize themselves and start fires along their pathways.
The results of these fires are telling. People died(town of Paradise-89 deaths). Insurance companies balked at the payouts necessary to make clients whole(See USAA and state insurance commish. in CAL). LOcal planning departments pledged quick approval of rebuilding plans only to continue at their prior pace: abysmally slow!
So now homeowners and businesses must pay the 'piper"(not a plumber-a muscician!) Electricity in California has gone up 34% since Covid. Again: cost of electrical power has gone up to the highest level in the USA. recently, we received a monthly statement that totaled $798.00 for 1 month-October. Not a cold month; 85% of the total was for electricity. A small family, kids in school, one working at home(online). Minimal appliance operation; smallest EV made in Detroit. How can this be?
Nuclear energy: gone, never to be seen in the 'Golden State again. Coal fired power station: forbidden. Natursal gas power stations-being reduced to zero. Hydroelectric power: still there, but no new dams allowed; dams being removed as we speak. Consumption by tech companies: soaring. Consumption by BBig Ag: soaring. The largest consumer of electricity in California: agriculture. To get irrigation water to the surface is the largest consumer of power in the state. residential consumers are subsidizing big ag and they in turn support the democratic incumbents up and down the Sacto/San Joaquin Valley. It's not going to help wanna be Gavin Gruesom who now makes no qualms about his White House goals.
Should the DNC nominate this loser will spell the end of that party forever. He has made California unaffordable for all excepting tech billionaires and university professors. The super-majority in the legislature continues to support this governor. Look in the valley at the "train to nowhere" as it consumes billions. Look at the property taxes that fuel inflation with a guaranteed 2% increase annually.
There's no end in sight. remember 25-30 years ago when PGE, et al., started ranting about conserving energy? Consumers were told: "Turn out the lights". Buy energy saving appliances. Put solar every where. All new homes have to have solar installed. PGE ran out of power to sell long before that time. All new power has to be purchased from out of state. It has to be transmitted over the wires to the coast. Not cheap. How about Ev's? Sorry, no more subsidies. Solar installations? Sorry, no more tax breaks. How about LED lights? Pay through the nose for these sad fixtures. And on and on. Sacramento does not have your back; it only has your wallet as you struggle to pay your tax bills-on everything. Everything: every gallon of gas; every retail purchase; every meal purchased out. Income tax, Sales taxes among the highest.
Have a nice day.
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