From Ben Zeisloft at dailywire.com
Days ago, officials in California unveiled a plan to phase out new gasoline-powered cars. Now, officials are asking residents to avoid charging their electric vehicles in the interest of not overwhelming the power grid.
The western United States is facing a likely “prolonged and record heat wave” that could lead to temperatures as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service. As a result, the California Independent System Operator is seeking to bring all available resources online to handle higher electricity demand and expects to issue “voluntary energy conservation” notices over the Labor Day weekend.
“The top three conservation actions are to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using large appliances and charging electric vehicles, and turn off unnecessary lights,” according to the American Public Power Association. During a “Flex Alert,” residents are encouraged to reduce energy consumption from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm — the hours in which “demand for electricity remains high and there is less solar energy available.”
California also experienced a round of blackouts during last year’s Labor Day weekend. The state issued Flex Alerts because grid operators predicted “an increase in electricity demand, primarily from air conditioning use” related to extreme temperatures.
See also this article: California electric company admits it will never be able to charge everybody’s electric vehicles
What a joke, Sorry to hear that some other parts of the world are just as tunneled visioned as the NZ green party and are crumbling around their absurd Climate change policies.
When will the politicians wake up to their own stupidity ……….. these clowns could not think their way out of a paper bag.
The yankie clowns in California are no different to the clowns ruining our COUNTRY. For NEW ZEALAND, “the woman” with her turn-around on the ‘Kiwi-Saver Tax Grab’ – all within 24 hours – just for one.
Will the gullible lot, here in NEW ZEALAND, who have bought EVs (or who are intent in buying these EVs), be subjected to a similar dictate imposed by the California mobsters. I guess so.
Yes, 1936horse, a major joke; and the likes of “the woman” and her non-thinking caucus and cabinet idiots (including the maori lot, and the greens), just cannot see the reality of their own stupidity. Luxon and Seymour (and their lot) seem to be in the same boat.
Time to stand up to these so-called-elected-clowns (across all political parties), and say ENOUGH is ENOUGH.