Comments on: CA’s legendary energy efficiency is statistical myth

By: Marcus Pun

Marcus Pun — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:10:17 +0000

Wayne et al, sorry to burst your bubbles boys but Levinson’s DRAFT report is highly flawed. For one it lumps high population energy efficient states such as New York and Massachusetts who have similar energy programs and profiles as California(about 7500KWh/yr with low population states with 2-3 times the consumption like Oklahoma(15,000KWh/yr and Wyoming(27,000KWh/yr). If you put together all the energy efficient states on one side and the spendthrift ones on the other, Levinson’s calculations will have too much error to make any meaningful conclusion. He als says that California has mild weather. HAH! perhaps has never been there or maybe went to San Francisco in May, because a summer in Red Bluff, Sacramento, Fresno, Riverside or San Diego means using a lot of air conditioning.

By: Dyspeptic

Dyspeptic — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 02:08:47 +0000

So I’m sure this important study will be fully and objectively covered by all the major Kalifornia media outlets so that the people of this state are better informed citizens right? What’s that, you say pigs will fly before that happens. Boy, that’s really discouraging.

By: Ulysses Uhaul

Ulysses Uhaul — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:38:14 +0000

You are threatened by the media till you get on your knees for help…from anywhere…mostly government…

By: us citizen

us citizen — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:44:23 +0000

If CA is using less energy, they why are we always threatened with black outs….that tells me there is not enough energy to go around.

By: Wayne Lusvardi

Wayne Lusvardi — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:18:56 +0000

Tom
Your report was cited in index to the National Bureau of Economic Research study and is confirmation of your prior analysis. How does that saying go? Flattery is when everyone copies you or something like that.

It is interesting to note that the social scientists — economists — have one-upped the hard physical scientists on this issue. Also interesting that all those hard scientists and regulatory scientists at U.C. Berkeley didn’t catch the statistical flaws in their self serving claims that California’s energy efficiency was due go tough regulations.

The implications of your study and the Bureau of Economic Research study is that the entire California Energy Commission is superfluous. California could save $1 billion a year if it just “de-commissioned” the Commission.

By: AB32 Fighter

AB32 Fighter — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:47:13 +0000

Tom – looks like you nailed this back in 2008. Good job!

By: Tom Tanton

Tom Tanton — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:51:09 +0000

Back in 2008, when Senator Boxer was clamoring that the rest of the country should embrace California model, I cautioned against that move, based on a very similar analysis. Many of the factors were the same then as now, and also included a fundamental shift in California economy from manufacturing to services. If anyone cares, my report is available at http://cei.org/studies-other-studies/californias-energy-policy