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Keeping the Lights on in California (Energy In America)

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Some Simple Lessons for Sustaining Reliable Power Generation. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Lucian Pugliaresi.

California has historically faced persistent challenges to the operation of its electric power complex. Commentators have long pointed out that a state with the fifth largest economy in the world, home to advanced technological breakthroughs and a well-educated population, should be able to figure out how to keep the lights on. The roots of the breakdown in California’s power system cannot be tied a single failure, but a perfect storm of operational setbacks, difficult environmental conditions, and technical constraints. Among the operational challenges have been an aggressive program of incorporating renewable and intermittent power generation into the utility system.

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