http://teodesian.net//posts/3373663f-6192-11ec-9146-ad7361c1d19a?format=xml teodesian.net : /posts/3373663f-6192-11ec-9146-ad7361c1d19a en 2026-04-20T13:40:40 2026-04-20T13:40:40 /favicon.ico http://teodesian.net 32 32 teodesian.net favicon http://teodesian.net/posts/3373663f-6192-11ec-9146-ad7361c1d19a “California’s first-in-the-nation law banning the sale of new gas-powered mowers and blowers also targets a machine that has become increasingly popular with consumers in recent years — portable generators. As people face power blackouts — in areas where utilities have cut power to curb wildfire threats, for example — many have turned to generators as a backup energy source. The new law, AB 1346 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto), was signed Oct. 9 by Gov. Newsom. Berman’s bill requires the sale of new small off-road engines to be zero-emission by 2024, or when the Air Resources Board says the cutoff is feasible, whichever is later. ‘Small’ means less than 25 horsepower, and portable gas-powered generators typically have half that level, or less. Portable gas-powered generators would be phased out by 2028.” Couple this with shutting down Diablo Canyon, the provider of 1/5 it's base load with no plan whatsoever will work great.]]> doge http://teodesian.net/posts/3373663f-6192-11ec-9146-ad7361c1d19a 2021-12-20T12:41:49