Looking to avoid power blackouts, California may turn to the one energy source it’s otherwise desperate to get rid of: fossil fuels.
A sweeping energy proposalsigned Thursday puts the state in the business of buying power to ensure there’s enough to go around during heat waves that strain the grid. But some critics say the method of getting there is at odds with the state’s broader climate goals, because it paves the way for the state to tap aging gas-fired power plants and add backup generators fueled by diesel.
Democratic state Sen. Dave Min noted the tricky position the state is in by potentially needing to rely on fossil fuels and their planet-warming emissions to deal with the heat waves driven by climate change., a coastal community home to a gas-fired power plant.. In New Mexico, a coal-fired power plant was slated to close its last two units Thursday.
Beyond that, the water department would be able to build new energy storage and zero-emission generating stations. It could also spend state money buying power from coastal gas-fired plants that are set to close in 2023. The plants were first set to close in 2020. Likewise the department could keep buying power from the state’s last remaining nuclear plant if it stays open beyond its 2025 closure.
Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove, who represents fossil fuel-rich Bakersfield, said the legislation proves California needs oil and gas. "The state is saying we need to rely on fossil power and they’re not fully admitting that it’s because of this lack of ambition," said Alexis Sutterman, energy equity manager for the California Environmental Justice Alliance.
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