‘Crisis,’ ‘Danger’ and ‘Opportunity’—California’s Vision of the Electric Future

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David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission, outlined his vision for the state’s future in San Jose this week, saying that crisis, danger and opportunity exist hand in hand.

“It’s a beautiful future,” Hochschild said, mentioning a recent visit to Oslo and how it is 15 years ahead in terms of the prevalence of electric vehicles. He said he was struck by not only the reductions in emissions and pollution, but also noise in Oslo.

“This is the future we’re going to build for our state,” Hochschild said to a packed house at the California Community Choice Association‘s annual conference. He was introduced in glowing terms by CalCCA CEO Beth Vaughan.

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