California has built one of the largest solar fleets in the world. Panels are strewn across deserts, rooftops and valleys, costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
It was promised as the power of the future.
Then the duck curve hit.
Solar floods the grid during the height of the day, far more than California can use, so operators are forced to dump gigawatts of power.
Then the sun sets and solar output collapses to zero, just as evening demand spikes.
California then scrambles to fire up gas plants to keep the lights on,with billions more spent on this backup generation.
The world's solar capital ends every day running on fossil fuels.
A 24-7 gas grid would cost far less to construct and maintain than solar, and it would actually work 24-7.
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