Are California Carbon Goals Kaput?

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Forbes  "In one fell swoop, the unnecessary closing of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in San Diego negated nearly all the low-carbon electricity generation from all the wind and solar installed in California.  The plant’s retirement is equivalent to rolling back the clock on twenty years of solar and wind deployment in the Golden State.

"Also lost were 1,500 local jobs and over $400 million in lost revenue and increased costs to Southern California. But that may be closer to a $billion if you add the three huge new transmission projects recommended to deal with the SONGS closure as well as the new pipelines to supply the new gas plants replacing SONGS (CAISO).

"Until now, California has led the country in progress toward a low-carbon energy future. The state has one of the nation’s most ambitious renewable energy mandates – 33% of its electricity must be carbon free by 2020 – and an even more ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan." . . .