Fingers are pointing in all directions — from a dependence on fossil fuels to an over-reliance on green energy, to mismanagement. But the beef against green energy is that it is intermittent, making it harder for system operators to plan and to meet demand while customers are cranking up their air conditioners. To be clear, the California Independent System Operator acts as traffic cops — the ones calling up generators to perform and then scheduling those deliveries. While the blame game has begun, California’s current energy dilemma is centered on volatile temperatures that are causing demand to outstrip supply in some places. Green energy is not the problem — but the solution, all underscored by the state’s gradual move to distributed energy resources.

Source: Forbes September 08, 2020 12:40 UTC