Critics agree that some excess capacity is needed. And, in fact, state regulations require a 15% cushion. California surpasses that mark and is on pace to exceed it by 6 percentage points in the next three years
Hmmm... as soon as I hit this point in the article I really lost a lot of enthusiasm to keep reading.
The article throws out all these shocking stats about too many power plants, show a scary graph where the supply keeps going up even though demand if flat. Frightening!!
The they readily admit that a 15% surplus in generation capability is a good thing! In fact it's a requirement by law. Suddenly a 21% excess doesn't seem all that scary.
Hmmm... as soon as I hit this point in the article I really lost a lot of enthusiasm to keep reading.
The article throws out all these shocking stats about too many power plants, show a scary graph where the supply keeps going up even though demand if flat. Frightening!!
The they readily admit that a 15% surplus in generation capability is a good thing! In fact it's a requirement by law. Suddenly a 21% excess doesn't seem all that scary.