Commentary by Samuel Strait – May 25, 2022 As reporting on the state of future electric grid short falls expected within the continental United States for the coming summer, it should be no surprise that California will lead the list. While there are many factors that have led to this insanity for the "Golden State", one only need look at the policies put forth by our vapid governor, Gavin Newsom to understand just how far from the reality of transitioning to "green energy" from carbon based and nuclear reliable sources of electricity we have come. Not that there haven't been warnings that this transition was going to be expensive, unsustainable, and painful, but experts claim that this could never be more than a token towards any realistic transition going forward. Rather than looking at the "greening" of the electric grid with solar panels and wind power, resources and funding would be much more usefully invested on something far more reliable. After all solar panels do not generate anything when the sun isn't shinning and wind mills do nothing when the wind isn't blowing. Electrical use is, however; a twenty four hour a day, three hundred and sixty five days a year proposition, whether or not the sun shines or the wind blows. Yet even this very basic fact too often escapes notice by the "green" adherents of power production. Sorry to burst the bubble, but solar panels and wind mills are not going to satisfy the growing demand for more electrical power, ever… Yet another bit of important news for Democrat voters who cling to the idea that the "greening" of California is a path for success. Thus far California, excluding production of power by natural gas, has a long ways to go before carbon neutral energy production is a viable state of affairs. By adding an insistence that the state's drivers add electric vehicles to the mix by 2030, makes electrical issues of 2022 seem relatively mild. Couple that with the fact that transportation of retail goods by electricity by 2035 in a world currently dealing with supply chain issues, will only compound electrical shortages. In a call to all Californians, do you wish to be able to turn your air conditioner on during the height of a warming summer or fire up your heater in the coldest of winter's months, then you had better speak up before the reckless policies of the Newsom administration have you sweating and gasping for breath during the summer months and shivering and freezing in winter. Greening of California policies are rapidly taking this State down the rabbit hole of less electricity for a growing demand. Californians need to understand that wind mills and solar panels blanketing the state when cloudy and still will not allow modern appliances to continue to function. With Newsom's insistence of a net zero world, having the luxury of carbon fueled electrical production in reserve is not an option to be considered. Fire up the old laptop, not an option except when grid happens to be on line. Do your wash, forget about it, back to the old wash board by the creek. Turn on the lights, can't use the old candle, battery only, whoops, no electricity to charge it. Safe, reliable, at the touch of your finger lighting, becomes suddenly at the mercy of who is more important….This is the painful reality of a zero carbon world without a reliable alternative. The "greening" of California by methods currently being mandated by Governor Empty Suit Newsom are not the answer. My crystal ball forecasts blackouts and brownouts this summer in abundance and those that voted to keep Newsom in Office deserve every sweat filled day this summer with air conditioners impotent against the heat.