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Originally Posted by Obadno
Cool now they will use electricity which is by far worse in terms of fossil fuel use. 80% of Electricity is still generated via Coal gas and Oil power plants.
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I thought we were talking about California; the article is about Berkeley after all. California has no coal or oil fired power plants, due to strict emission laws. California does get a very small percentage of coal-generated electricity from outside the state; even with imports, coal represented only 4.1% of California's power in 2017 – compared to 30% in the nation overall:
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2018/07/...an-reputation/
And, from Wikipedia:
So, for you guys who don't live in California, and don't plan on moving here anytime soon, what do you have to worry about? Enjoy your 80% non-renewable fossil fuels while you still can.
