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Originally Posted by bob rulz
Why can't some of that energy be used to power homes in, oh say, Utah and Wyoming?
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Because Utah has much lower wages and cost of living than LA. If we included this massive wind project or a nuclear power plant into our local energy portfolio (both of which are about the same to build in expenses), it would skyrocket local power bills.
California wants to get something like 25 percent to 33 percent of its energy from renewables. If this project was just for Utah it would mean powering half our state with renewables. And we don't have the economy to digest that.
If we replace every coal power plant in Utah with natural gas we will hit our carbon reduction goals as outlined by the EPA. Energy will stay cheap and we will continue to remain a light industrial manufacturing powerhouse. With lower power bills, the purchasing power of every resident here will go further.