'High electricity prices in California have nothing to do with renewables'

Stanford University professor Mark Z. Jacobson spoke to pv magazine about recent research work showing that California could easily rely on a wind-water-solar-dominated large grid. He says the state's current electricity prices are high because of several reasons that have nothing to do with renewables. These include high fossil gas prices and the cost upgrading aging transmission and distribution lines, among others. New research from Standford University has shown that California could massively rely on renewable energies to cover its electricity demand without risks of blackouts and high energy ...

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