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Posted Mon Dec 10 2012: from Los Angeles Times:
Rise in renewable energy will require more use of fossil fuels http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1355159212
... One of the hidden costs of solar and wind power -- and a problem the state is not yet prepared to meet -- is that wind and solar energy must be backed up by other sources, typically gas-fired generators. As more solar and wind energy generators come online, fulfilling a legal mandate to produce one-third of California's electricity by 2020, the demand will rise for more backup power from fossil fuel plants.
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