We are almost comically over regulated on energy efficiency. All new construction and renovations need to comply with Title 22 (iirc). It specifies all the heat gain and loss for any given structure given its prevailing climate and requires efficiency standards be met on a whole house energy budget.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 9:58 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > OR to use well-accepted energy efficiencies to reduce the need for > power.... > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 12:54 PM G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > I understand California buys a major portion of its power from Lake Meade > > [Hoover Dam generation] AND Palo Verde Nuke plant also in AZ... So, to > > charge all those electric cars which are "so green" it uses electrons > > generated from a "nasty nuke plant" which is outlawed in California... > AND > > ... destroys the Colorado River fish population by supporting > hydroelectric > > generation from a major generation facility. > > > > All while refusing to approve building hydroelectric plants in > > California... > > > > How wise.. to withhold political comment on that line of reasoning.. > > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 10:35 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > Where will they get the power to charge all those electric cars? Do we > > > know that those power plants and distribution infrastructure will be > > > cleaner than IC cars? > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 07:50 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > California is banning sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035. > > > > > > > > Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has made urgent calls this year for sweeping > > > > actions to curb carbon emissions as massive wildfires have devastated > > the > > > > West Coast, signed an order Wednesday aimed at helping to phase out > > > > combustion vehicles in the nation’s most populous state. The measure > > > > targets ending the sale of new gasoline- and diesel-powered passenger > > > cars > > > > in California by 2035. The Democratic governor said transitioning to > > > > zero-emissions vehicles would significantly reduce the state’s > > greenhouse > > > > gas output, about half of which comes from transportation. Currently, > > > less > > > > than 10% of all new vehicle sales in the state are electric. A > leading > > > > auto-manufacturing lobbying group voiced support for expanding > electric > > > > offerings but called for more consumer incentives and infrastructure > > > > investments to boost demand. > > > > > > > > > > > > --FT > > > > Sent from iPhone > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
