Jim James 

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The best studies I’ve seen say that adding renewables works in some areas, but only up to a point due to their low capacity factor (intermittency). That optimal figure is 20-30%, but it may trend higher as battery technologies improve over time. Energy needs to be 100% reliable, and renewables just aren’t there yet.

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Theodore, that data is readily available. I’m in San Diego area and our electric bill averages between.40-.50 cents per kWh.

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To call Climate Change by its original and more accurate name-Global Warming-the operative word is Global. Since China and India won't (and really shouldn't for the economic well-being of their people) cooperate with a global solution, we should be working on mitigation strategies for our own people. It may be that we won't actually need them. So much the better.