California Overcomes an Electricity Crisis

Citation:

Cavanagh, Ralph. “California Overcomes an Electricity Crisis.” The Electricity Journal (2001).

Abstract:

Since an electricity crisis began in California in May of 2000, it has been widely misdiagnosed. The nation’s most energy efficient state has been accused of profligacy; its powerplant siting system has been characterized as obstructionist; and the failure of blackouts to materialize during the summer of 2001 has been credited to good weather, a sinking economy and punitive price increases. None of this is true.

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