Seriously, What IS the Plan?

Dan Walters has a piece in today's Sacramento Bee about just how much of a mess the energy picture in California really is. He doesn't pull any punches when talking about the morass of mandates handed down by the powers that be:

"The power system now functions under a conglomeration of decrees from the Legislature and two state agencies, but with little overall philosophical thrust or transparency. And since then, the state has imposed even more obligations on power suppliers, such as moving away from generating sources that emit greenhouse gases."

Walters acknowledges that supply is going to be an increasingly big problem as California's population grows by 5 million people every decade. He even acknowldedges a need to consider LNG but notes that, if Long Beach is any inidcation, that's no easy fix either.

Dan Walters: California still needs energy plan [Sacramento Bee]