California has a power supply problem

The rolling electrical blackouts that hit California in mid-August were — or should have been — a wakeup call about power supply deficits that have been building for years.
Simply put, state political leaders have committed California to phasing out nuclear- and hydrocarbon-powered generation in favor of “renewables — primarily solar panel and windmills — in the name of battling climate change, but have failed to ensure we have enough juice to meet demands during th