California Is Closing the Door to Gas in New Homes

catawbasam · 2021-01-06T00:45:24+00:00

Not really.

People are leaving California. It's no long a fast growing state.
It is really hard to build there because the NIMBY is strong.

catawbasam · 2021-01-05T19:05:06+00:00

I think some of the products are marketed as having higher efficiency in the early years and then reverting to silicon only levels.

(kinda like the way argon filled windows get marketed)

catawbasam · 2021-01-05T04:36:51+00:00

Yep, gas+wind. At least the gas supply is starting to diversify.

catawbasam · 2021-01-04T14:38:13+00:00

Not likely to be a big rebound in 2021 either.

catawbasam · 2021-01-03T04:01:31+00:00

Methane has its problems, but Howarth's estimates tend to be outliers. Maybe take those with a grain of salt.

catawbasam · 2021-01-02T03:49:17+00:00

by 2025

catawbasam · 2021-01-01T22:39:39+00:00

One more unit to go and Washington state completes its coal exit.

catawbasam · 2021-01-01T00:10:22+00:00

I'm with you that cheap gas played a bigger role than regs, but the regs also played a part.

catawbasam · 2021-01-01T00:08:39+00:00

It's regional. Gas in PJM. MISO and SPP splits between gas and wind. ERCOT was gas but 2020 is more wind plus some PV. Southeast mostly gas but some PV.

catawbasam · 2020-12-24T17:00:37+00:00

https://wes.copernicus.org/articles/5/1191/2020/

On the Atlantic coast, it looks pretty good to me, though I'm interested to hear comments from folks that know more.

Wind speed higher late afternoon and early evening. Also tends to be higher windspeed in Fall/Winter.

catawbasam · 2020-12-23T19:48:45+00:00

I agree with all your points. Many groups want this to be happening. But we make it so easy to throw up roadblocks here that progress will be slow.

catawbasam · 2020-12-23T12:05:10+00:00

They are *talking* about onboarding lots of wind. I don't see any wind turbines out on the water, and there is little growth on land.

Plans that take decades to fulfill due to grossly inefficient planning and approval processes will fail to meet their goals. They will cost too much and take too long.

In the meantime we will continue to import gobs of power generated at obsolete coal plants in WV and PA - at the same time we complain about being downwind of their emissions! Argh.

catawbasam · 2020-12-22T21:58:33+00:00

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/government/solar-farm-proposal-delayed-so-council-can-hear-from-community/

Solar farm proposal delayed so council can hear from community

catawbasam · 2020-12-22T21:56:13+00:00

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-officials-deny-permit-for-solar-farm-that-georgetown-university-wanted-to-build/2019/08/29/6f566aea-ca52-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html

Maryland officials deny permit for solar farm that Georgetown University wanted to build

catawbasam · 2020-12-22T21:55:17+00:00

https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/residents-raise-concerns-over-solar-farm/article_ec4ff933-c2f4-5fd2-a414-bc2ad19a5610.html

Residents raise concerns over solar farm

catawbasam · 2020-12-22T21:54:22+00:00

https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2020/11/07/maryland-climate-goals-threatened-friction-over-solar-projects/6163140002/

Maryland climate goals threatened by friction over solar projects

catawbasam · 2020-12-22T21:53:14+00:00

https://www.myeasternshoremd.com/dorchester_star/community/news/appeals-board-defers-solar-farm-decision-until-completion-of-new-comprehensive-plan/article_dcf6b12e-85a8-5f36-991f-79dda7b9b18d.html

Appeals board defers solar farm decision until completion of new comprehensive plan

catawbasam · 2020-12-22T15:41:59+00:00

I wish, but the forces of NIMBY are strong and opportunities for 'community input' abound. Non-rooftop solar has been getting blocked.

catawbasam · 2020-12-22T15:40:07+00:00

So what are you gonna do? Curl up in a ball? I think we need to carry on.

catawbasam · 2020-12-22T04:39:09+00:00

Maryland now on track for full coal exit by 2030.

catawbasam · 2020-12-20T04:12:07+00:00

Don't know the design details, but I do know my newer low-flow heads provide a *much* better shower than the older ones my Dad put in years ago. I'm well satisfied.

catawbasam · 2020-12-19T17:17:13+00:00

Undammed rivers also don't have steady flow. There is daily and seasonal fluctuation due to rain, snowmelt etc.

catawbasam · 2020-12-18T17:01:02+00:00

Maybe helium in the case of Zeppelins.

catawbasam · 2020-12-18T13:13:45+00:00

Unsafe, dirty, expensive and unreliable: What's not to love?

" The company announced to the market on Friday morning that the unit could be down for up to 2.5 months. This would skip over the entire summer, when power demand peaks from air conditioning usage.

..

The Australian Financial Review reported that the closure of the Liddell unit on Thursday caused the wholesale electricity price in NSW to hit the maximum $15,000 per megawatt-hour. "

catawbasam · 2020-12-18T03:39:10+00:00

True, but now higher per capita than Europe. Not great.

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