Geez, the last summer in S. Cali was one of the coolest in the last 20
years at least in terms of energy usage.
As for your comment about the load shape for utilities...uhhh most
utilities are now summer peaking, have been for a long time...like 20-30
years. I believe the only State in the U.S. that has a winter peaking
system(s) is Alaska.
It isn't due to heat, this shift from winter to summer peaking it is due
to air conditioning being more widely installed. Winter peaking was
mainly in what month(s)? C'mon guess. December/January. You know why?
Christmas lights. Heating a home with natural gas is usually much
cheaper.
Also, you should check your facts a bit more. Your sloppy linking of Fred
Singer and Western Fuels could be a bit premature. Singer is affiliated
with SEPP, the Science and Environmental Policy Project. I am not sure if
he is one of the guys who argues about the "fertilizing" effects of CO2.
You'd be better off with maybe a skeptic like Robert Balling or Patrick
Michaels, but you know...checking your facts on this would be a good idea.
It is my understanding that the last El Nino was a bad one, but not the
worst. Also, the link between greenhouse gases and the ENSO is tenuous at
best.
Dang John, did Jim's post on Gloom-n-Doom go right by you?
[snipped John's comments to economize on space]
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