Thanks but I've very biased. I tried to write in an unbiased or fair way but thanks. Don't mistake my not mentioning democrats as a pass for them. They have ran this state and SoCal for a long time. The state has been well under their control for the last 20 years. They own the change in forestry policy and price controls. But yes, the issue is beyond politics and is largely incentives and not understanding how things work. I tire of the focus on Newsom and "the democrats". Its like beating a dead horse. The republicans in California are a joke for the most part.

The new power plants issue is two fold. It is hard to build anything large in the state unless the state wants it done. There is still far too many people afraid of nuclear power. While we are running on fumes the state is trying to decommission one of the nuclear plants in the state. They keep postponing it though so I believe they will never shut it down. It would cripple the state.

The solar pipe dream isn't understood widely enough but people are slowly learning. Now I have solar, its not a bad thing but its not a silver bullet. It has been treated like one for a decade in California. That's another topic though.