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https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/01/california_ev_heatwave/
One week after announcing plans to phase out autos powered by gasoline, California energy authorities are facing a heat wave so severe residents are being asked not to charge their electric vehicles during "flex alerts" designed to reduce stress on the grid.
According to a heat bulletin [PDF; 134kB] issued by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), temperatures across the state are expected to be 10 to 20 degrees warmer than typical between August 30 and September 6. Load on the electrical grid peaks between 4-9 pm, during which time CAISO said it may issue flex alerts urging Californians to reduce their electricity consumption.
"The top three conservation actions are to set thermostats to 78 degrees [25˚C] or higher, avoid using large appliances and charging electric vehicles, and turn off unnecessary lights," CAISO said, noting that voluntary reduction in energy consumption could "prevent more drastic measures, including rotating power outages."
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Entropy on Saturday September 03 2022, @07:21PM (4 children)
Wasting water in a desert, and messing up the remainder of the country due to stupid policies. Ever try to use a stupid CARB-compliant gas can? You spill more gasoline than you get in the lawnmower. Now they are trying to ban gasoline engines and have people not charge their electric vehicles? Enjoy getting hepatitis on your walk to work from the homeless feces on the sidewalks.
(Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Saturday September 03 2022, @10:52PM (3 children)
Only parts of the lower half of the state qualify as "a desert" — the rest varies by location. The big problem is that most of the state now has far too many people living there, and development companies constantly pressure politicians into allowing even more housing to be built.
I haven't needed to, since I have a lawnmower that has rechargeable batteries instead, but I used to watch my father add gas to our old lawnmowers every so often, and he didn't seem to have a problem doing it.
No, they're banning the sale of brand-new gas-powered cars within the state. We're all still allowed to keep driving our current gas-powered cars, and anyone shopping for a car still has the option of buying a second-hand gas-powered car or (AFAIK) ordering a new one from out of the state.
Luckily, like the vast majority of Californians that don't live within San Francisco, I've never seen human feces sitting out in public. Contrary to how some news outlets portray it, not much of the state shares SF's problems.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 04 2022, @12:24AM (2 children)
https://www.amazon.ca/No-Spill-1450-5-Gallon-Poly-Compliant/dp/B000W9JN4S [amazon.ca]
I was curious about that, so I looked it up. Apparently Californians are too stupid to stop pouring when the tank is full.
I'm guessing most of the gp's spill is when he got pissed off enough to rip the stupid valve off and it didn't have a decent spout.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Entropy on Sunday September 04 2022, @04:27AM
I never ripped the valve off or anything like that. I had 4-5 of them before I started using water cans instead.
(Score: 0, Troll) by khallow on Sunday September 04 2022, @05:36AM
I used to have that module too, but I ripped it out because it was triggering in the booze section of the grocery store. TMI. Now, I have installed the module that let's me know when other people are wrong. Turns out it's when they disagree with me. Who knew?