California has just announced last night that rolling blackouts are imminent across the state because they can’t keep up with the demand for electricity:
BREAKING: California's grid operator has just issued a level 3 energy emergency alert, the highest category. @California_ISO says this means they are unable to meet energy demand, and rolling blackouts are either "imminent" or "in progress". @FoxNews
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 7, 2022
In fact the rolling blackouts had already began last night in two California cities:
NEW: Rolling blackouts have begun in Palo Alto & Alameda, @kron4news reports.
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 7, 2022
BREAKING NEWS: Rolling blackouts have begun in 2 Bay Area cities. https://t.co/3VN9d2hpL5
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) September 7, 2022
The despicable Rep. Swalwell was begging people online to not use their air conditioners after 4pm, as well as other large appliances:
It’s time to rally, California!
We all need to do our part to help avoid power outages this week.
Before 4pm, pre-cool your home. After 4pm, avoid use of major appliances and turn your thermostat to 78 or higher.
Let’s keep the lights on, California.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) September 6, 2022
Rep. Thomas Massie responded to this, blaming much of California’s problems on the fact that they have almost 40% of America’s electric cars:
38.9% of the electric cars in the United States are in California. I tried to explain this problem to y’all a couple of months ago. Park your electric cars until the demand for air conditioning decreases. https://t.co/h4CFlE7vhf pic.twitter.com/JAh4qNMbzw
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 7, 2022
Most of these electric cars aren’t being charged on 110 volts but rather 240, which means they are just drinking up the electricity. As Thomas Massive pointed out, these cars take way more electricity to charge than Californians use to cool their homes with an air conditioner.
But I like how Stephen Miller put all of this in context:
Crazy how Florida is hotter than California but Florida has electricity.
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) September 7, 2022
Yeah, absolutely crazy. Heh.
California’s rolling blackouts are what happens when corrupt leftist government officials wage a war on oil and gas. And yet instead of being honest about the predicament they are putting Californian’s in with these horrible policies, they are blaming Climate Change.
As Mark Levin said this morning, “Soon California will be importing energy and water as well as illegal aliens. Third World Democrat state. America’s future if they have their way.”