10/12/2020
Posted by: Windfair Editors
Analyses: More Clean Energy in California Needed Amidst Heat Waves and Wildfires
Official Press Release AWEA:
Energy agencies’ analysis concludes extreme, climate-related heat wave and a lack of planning were the primary causes of California’s August power outages
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AWEA-California: “The only surefire solution to preventing outages in the future is state leadership and action on clean energy.”
The American Wind Energy Association of California (AWEA-California) released this statement today on behalf of Director Danielle Osborn Mills, following the release by the CAISO, CPUC, and CEC of their preliminary root cause analysis of the August 14th and August 15th rolling blackouts: “The root cause analysis provides a thorough overview of the causes of the statewide power outages in mid-August—and concludes that ‘no single factor’ was responsible for this summer’s power... ... More: Official Press Release AWEA
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