California has been a big proponent of wind and solar energy; the least practical means of providing electricity. Today, California consumes 65% more electricity than it did in 1980. Coal-based electricity imports from other states grew by … Intent on emphasizing “efficient” power use policies, California has discovered that efficiency improvements do not reduce its overall energy consumption and, as often as not, leads to more energy use because people perceive such …
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