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people  have   a   lot   of   misconceptions 

 
people have a lot of misconceptions
 

 
people have a lot of misconceptions
about  how   energy   works   in   our   world   and 

 
about how energy works in our world and
 

 
about how energy works in our world and
one  of   them   is   that   we   don't   have   enough 

 
one of them is that we don't have enough
 

 
one of them is that we don't have enough
of  it   but   if   you   want   to   look   at   reality 

 
of it but if you want to look at reality
 

 
of it but if you want to look at reality
California  alone   has   enough   wind   and 

 
California alone has enough wind and
 

 
California alone has enough wind and
solar  excess   that   they   generate   during 

 
solar excess that they generate during
 

 
solar excess that they generate during
certain  periods   of   the   day   that 

 
certain periods of the day that
 

 
certain periods of the day that
throughout  the   year   they   Cil   meaning 

 
throughout the year they Cil meaning
 

 
throughout the year they Cil meaning
that  they   waste   they   don't   use   but   they 

 
that they waste they don't use but they
 

 
that they waste they don't use but they
generate  more   energy   than   the   bottom   30 

 
generate more energy than the bottom 30
 

 
generate more energy than the bottom 30
energy  rich   countries   we   are   throwing 

 
energy rich countries we are throwing
 

 
energy rich countries we are throwing
out  electrons   that   could   be   used   and   by 

 
out electrons that could be used and by
 

 
out electrons that could be used and by
the  way   when   you   throw   them   out   you 

 
the way when you throw them out you
 

 
the way when you throw them out you
still  have   to   pay   pay   for   the   generation 

 
still have to pay pay for the generation
 

 
still have to pay pay for the generation
to  produce   them   you're   still   paying   for 

 
to produce them you're still paying for
 

 
to produce them you're still paying for
all  the   equipment   that   made   those 

 
all the equipment that made those
 

 
all the equipment that made those
electrons  you   just   don't   pay   for   the 

 
electrons you just don't pay for the
 

 
electrons you just don't pay for the
electrons  themselves   which   means   that 

 
electrons themselves which means that
 

 
electrons themselves which means that
ultimately  the   cost   of   producing   that 

 
ultimately the cost of producing that
 

 
ultimately the cost of producing that
energy  does   not   get   put   on   to   the   user 

 
energy does not get put on to the user
 

 
energy does not get put on to the user
it  gets   put   on   to   the   public   the   the 

 
it gets put on to the public the the
 

 
it gets put on to the public the the
people  who   subsidize   the   financing   of   of 

 
people who subsidize the financing of of
 

 
people who subsidize the financing of of
the  energy   that   these   grits   need   just   to 

 
the energy that these grits need just to
 

 
the energy that these grits need just to
survive  and   that   even   just   in   our   region 

 
survive and that even just in our region
 

 
survive and that even just in our region
would  make   a   huge   difference   in   in 

 
would make a huge difference in in
 

 
would make a huge difference in in
lowering  the   cost   of   energy   for   people 

 
lowering the cost of energy for people
 

 
lowering the cost of energy for people
who  did   nothing   but   use   the   energy   that 

 
who did nothing but use the energy that
 

 
who did nothing but use the energy that
currently  gets   curtailed   or   wasted