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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by Rebelgecko on Saturday January 30, 2021 @04:22PM (#25973132)
Natural gas is the preferred fossil fuel here. It spins up faster than coal, and as a result California has had to delay the decommissioning of nat gas plants as nuclear ones have been shut down.

Hydro is a pretty small part of our grid (real-time and historical data here: https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/supply.html)

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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday January 30, 2021 @04:29PM (#25973195)
Hydro is almost as much as solar according to https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/califo... when PNW imports are considered.
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