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VX Feature: The Solar Stupidity is Blinding
Formerly the LA Times' first climate columnist and now writing independently on Climate-Colored Goggles, Sammy Roth argues that California regulators passed up an easy win on electricity affordability when they blocked PG&E's exit from the Ivanpah solar plant. In this piece, appearing originally on Climate-Colored Goggles and republished by VX News with permission, Roth weighs the CPUC's reliability rationale against contracts priced near $135 per megawatt-hour in a market building new solar for $38. Find the original, here
Angelina Galiteva Updates on ARCHES & Hydrogen’s Promise in California
Angelina Galiteva highlights the importance of clear, consistent, and transparent policies to drive down hydrogen costs and attract long-term investments, emphasizing that, as with solar and wind, California can reduce the price of hydrogen through scale and security.
