According to a repot from The Center Square, California is set to fall way short of its goal to generate enough electiricty to mee the state’s 100% electric vehicle mandat according to a new report released by the California free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute.
The Golden State grid can’t handle it.
“California’s green energy mandates will require more energy from the electricity grid instead of fossil fuels, making it less likely that the grid can generate the necessary power,” Dr. Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson, the study’s authors, said in a press release. “These policies jeopardize California’s energy security and, without a miracle leap in technology, are setting us up for future energy shortages.”
From Just The News:
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in 2020 mandating that all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in California starting in 2035 must be zero-emission vehicles.
The report argues that the mandate will create energy shortages in California.
It found that nearly two-thirds of the state’s electricity comes from sources the state does not consider renewable. It also found that the state will need to increase its electricity generation by 20.2% to comply with the EV mandate.
However, the state may actually need more, as the report does not factor in prohibitions on the sale of different gas-powered items.
Additionally, the report said that the state must increase its alternative energy supply by 86% to comply with the electric vehicle mandate.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will sit for an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday; it will be Newsom’s first interview on the network in a decade.
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