re: 39% of all electric cars in the US are in CA

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Cali screwed themselves when they started shutting down power plants, (nukes and gas) and not replacing them

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I can't confirm this as I've not had time to fact chec it myself, but it sounds both very interesting and plausible. On a recent Fox segment dealing w/ the impact of CA's legislation outlawing sale of internal combustion engines in CA, Charles Payne made a claim I've not previously heard. He said in order for CA to meet the increased demand of electricity from getting rid of the ICE, CA would have to build 20 new nuclear power plants by 2035. CA currently has one nuclear power plant. It was scheduled to close by 2025, but recently got a 5 year delay. That one plant provides 9% of CA's energy. One can say CA doesn't have to build nuclear power plants to meet their increasing need for energy and that's true. Nevertheless, the point remains that CA will need more electrical energy by 2035 and it'll have to come from somewhere. They'll either buy the extra electricity made by someone else or they'll make it themselves. It's gotta come from somewhere.

ETA a clarification: I just saw a segment on tv featuring Michael Shellenberger, the author of the above statement. He actually says CA will need 20 new nuclear reactors which would normally equate to 10 new nuclear plants. Apparently it's typical for one nuclear power plant to have multiple reactors.