Despite CA's high retail prices, which have nothing to do with renewables
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TX pays 23% higher electricity bills than CA due mostly to CA's energy efficiency
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CAISO has the lowest US wholesale electricity prices thus the most stable US grid despite its huge growth in WindWaterSolar
In-state WWS has met 56.8% of demand in '26
Gas down 61.2%, solar up 55%,bat up 334% '26 v '23
67th straight & 133/157 days in 2026 w/WWS100% of demand, for avg of 5.03 h/d
"This flight, for about an hour, will cost us about $8 in energy"
"The electric plane can charge in about 50 minutes"
"the aircraft can travel more than 300 miles on a single charge"
"Plus, as the plane descends, the force of going down actually recharges the battery."
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Record solar output on the CAISO grid: 243.3 GWh Thu June 4
65th straight & 131 of 155 (84.5%) days in 2026 with WindWaterSolar meeting>100% of demand for part of the day
Fossil gas down 61%, solar up 55%, batteries up 333% in 2026 v 2023.
WWS has met 56.6% of demand so far in '26 vs 46.9% in '23
California's grid is so stable, gas output has declined by 62% in '26 v '23
Wind now provides ~same output as gas (~14% of demand)
69 days straight & 135/159 (85%) with WWS>100% of demand for 5.1 h/d among all days
WWS has supplied 57% of demand in '26
Batteries up 335%, demand down 0.9% v '23
Some summer reading on climate and solutions
Still No Miracles Needed
A Climate of Truth
Rethinking Climate Policy
Tipping Out of Trouble
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How fast are batteries being added to electricity grids and at what cost?
Battery installations and their costs in U.S. states
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Grids with the lowest U.S. wholesale electricity price
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California has the most stable U.S. grid due to its renewables plus batteries
Wholesale prices
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TX pays 23% higher ele bills than CA
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More RE-->lower elec prices
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California has the most stable U.S. grid due to its renewables plus batteries
Wholesale prices
www.eia.gov/electricity/...
TX pays 23% higher ele bills than CA
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
More RE-->lower elec prices
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Video
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California has the cheapest wholesale electricity prices in the country, and clean energy is the reason why
Free sun, wind, water batteries produce low wholesale prices. CA's retail prices are high for a few reasons, but RE is not one.
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California has the cheapest wholesale electricity in the country, and clean energy is the reason why. 🌞💨💧
The California ISO grid posted the lowest wholesale electricity price...
California has the most stable U.S. grid due to its renewables plus batteries
Wholesale prices
www.eia.gov/electricity/...
TX pays 23% higher ele bills than CA
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
More RE-->lower elec prices
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Video
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