CDE estimates California will need 354K GW per year by 2030 to meet the states electricity needs. Cali green energy proponents are relying on solar and wind, 354K GW demand is currently 3 - 3.5x total solar/wind energy production in the United States.
Under current laws its getting harder and harder to build wind generation systems in California. Even with offsets from individual dwelling solar capacity the amount of land needed even with improvements to technology to get to 100% green energy is massive. Not to mention the carbon footprint output getting to the goal. There's little doubt energy poverty in California is going to spike dramatically to reach this "goal", particularly when factoring in other rising costs of living in California. Energy poverty is considered any household that spends 10% or more of total earnings on energy bills, in California that's more than 1 million households and growing.
California will no doubt be at the top in the country in the divide between the have's and the have nots. Maybe that's the goal, state depopulation? Difficult if Cali politicians get their open borders and free health care for illegals, medical refugee'ism will likely grow the population even more.
