So living in YakiVegas, I have Pacific Power. I just assumed that most of our electricity comes from Hydro, with some wind and solar mixed in. Uh, well, not so much. Looked at the shit that comes with my bill for the first time, and it included a Power Contents label. Turns out 41% of my power comes from coal! and another 17.5% from natural gas! Only 7.6% from hydro, but at least wind is 15.8%. Now PP has kind oa a checkboard customer base that consists mostly of Oregon. But Coal?
Now Avista, covering most of E. Wash and N. Idaho, is 48% hydro and 9% wind. But still 33% natural gas and 8% coal.
Puget Sound Electric, which encompasses a bunch of the westside, is a little sketchy. Their website say that in 2014 (a decade ago) hydro was over a third. But they also have natural gas and coal from Montana. I do see that Seattle City Light is 86% hydro.
Need to do more research here, but WTH. Coal? Do those all-electric, dam removing granolas know or pay attention to this? Even natural gas does pollute and burn oxygen, right?
Now Avista, covering most of E. Wash and N. Idaho, is 48% hydro and 9% wind. But still 33% natural gas and 8% coal.
Puget Sound Electric, which encompasses a bunch of the westside, is a little sketchy. Their website say that in 2014 (a decade ago) hydro was over a third. But they also have natural gas and coal from Montana. I do see that Seattle City Light is 86% hydro.
Need to do more research here, but WTH. Coal? Do those all-electric, dam removing granolas know or pay attention to this? Even natural gas does pollute and burn oxygen, right?