California's EV goal could cost taxpayers $20 BILLION in power grid updates to meet demand by 2045, study reveals

Daily Mail— The upgrades are due to requiring an additional 25 gigawatts of power, which is equivalent to more than 62 million solar panels. Scientists found Californians will also have to pay the $20 billion bill.

RedState—To Meet Electric Vehicle Goals, California Must Spend $20 Billion on Grid Updates. Isn't California broke? I seem to remember that the impeccably coiffed Governor Newsom had, at last report, managed to take a state with a comfortable budget surplus and convert that to a staggering deficit. That makes it a bit of a head-scratcher when they adopt policies like cutting off the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in favor of electric vehicles (EV).

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Russia’s biggest airstrike in weeks damages Ukraine’s power grid. KYIV >> Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities today, causing serious damage at three Soviet-era thermal power plants and blackouts in multiple regions, officials said.

Deadline—‘Ghosts’: Asher Grodman On Finally Meeting Trevor’s Brother, Pete’s Power & “Surprising” Season 3 Finale. SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Thursday’s episode of Ghosts. Woodstone Mansion was in for quite the surprise on this week’s episode of Ghosts. The penultimate episode didn’t disappoint, revealing yet another ghost’s powers. It looks like Pete (Richie Moriarty) isn’t stuck on the property after all. Unlike everyone else, he isn’t bound by […]