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Regarding use of energy in CA, I was surprised to come across the
statistic below. we don't use that much electricity per capita. But
because CA is a big state in terms of land area, we get blamed for
total high consumption. You've got to compare oranges with oranges...
California is 48th in per-capita energy consumption. The state is
2nd -- behind Texas -- in total power consumed.
Latest figures. Source: U.S. Department of Energy
JW
--- In realtraders@xxxx, "Earl Adamy" <eadamy@xxxx> wrote:
> I agree with much of what you say, however there was a very well
written
> guest column on the WSJ editorial page a couple of weeks ago,
setting forth
> the case that Californians expect social, environmental, and
economic
> perfection without any trade-offs so it seems natural that costs
there would
> lead the rest of the country. It rang a bell when I read it,
however I felt
> that much of it was applicable to urbanized areas in the rest of
the country
> as well - remember those red and blue election maps? What I do know
(living
> in the Southwest), is that because Californians don't want energy
facilities
> built locally, California is draining off energy supplies (and
water as
> well) from surrounding areas thus driving scarcity and costs for
the rest of
> us. Unfortunately, too many Californians are now leaving their
idealized
> world and moving in with those of us who eschew urbanized America
thereby
> driving up housing costs along with water and energy consumption.
>
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