California’s Green Illusion

California’s Green Illusion
A windfarm near Palm Springs, Calif, on Dec. 30, 2006. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images
Jim Phelps
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As California accelerates to a clean energy future state, officials are running into a stark reality: The transition to green energy is spawning an increasing frequency of blackouts and other electricity problems. Consumers read “Flex Power Alerts” on highway and freeway signs, but have little idea how precarious the problem has become, or why it’s spreading.

Jim Phelps
Jim Phelps
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Jim Phelps spent 35 years in the power industry as an engineering contractor and utility rate analyst. He served nearly four years supporting and implementing California’s new standardized energy reporting law, AB 1110, at the California Energy Commission. He has written extensively about Community Choice Energy for the past twelve years.
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