The latest development in the California energy scene is that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the state to directly purchase power created by renewable energy sources to avoid the rolling blackouts that have become an annual occasion in the state. According to the Associated Press, “Customers would have to pay for the new power the state buys through a new, still undetermined, charge on their electric bills.”Don’t worry, though, that charge wouldn’t be excessive or onerous.
effectively yet another wealth tax for a state already seeing a huge exodus of wealthy taxpayers. The state finds this necessary because California residents already pay 76% more than the national average for electricity. The state is plagued by self-inflicted problems created by “solutions” to the previous self-inflicted problems it tried to address.
California’s record on energy is a record of failure, all driven by a commitment to climate change hysterics and a rejection of efficient forms of energy that make environmentalists feel nice and warm and everyone else feel the effects of summer heat waves. California Democrats are regularly making their state’s energy issues worse. That trend is going to continue with each “clever” solution they come up with to fix the issue.