California could flip again to utilizing extra fossil fuels to be able to keep away from blackouts this summer season. Legislation signed by Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday was touted as a plan to fight local weather change however it might give state companies the power to purchase power from non-renewable sources in an emergency. Under the plan, the state can be allowed to purchase diesel mills and presumably purchase from gas-fired energy crops. It’s a part of an effort to keep away from placing a pressure on the state’s getting older electrical energy grid throughout sizzling climate.