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  Too bad about the facts

  California's regulations enabled big reductions in per capita consumption of electricity in California. That is true and incontrovertable.  It hasn't reduced the consumption of energy by Californians. Californians are the just as or more consumptive as the rest of the nation, however we shipped our manufacturing to Nevada, Arizona, Korea, India and China. Up until the 60's, Southern California was the center of military aircraft production; now California only produces parts. The Tucker, Studebaker, and Hudson automobiles started here; now only a few Toyota trucks are produced here. Our steel is not produced here. Even our cement comes from foreign countries. And the biggest irony is that our solar panels come from China!  California shipped out manufacturing jobs to foreign countries where environmental, public health, employment, and personal freedoms are not an issue. Instead of better efficiency in these jobs, they now produce more pollution and enable one of the most repressive nations to prosper. I don't give California a high five for that shortsighted and arrogant set of policies.On Energy efficiency, part 3 posted 1 year, 4 months ago 4 Responses