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Car insurance in San Francisco

saving money is hard at the best of times, and living in San Francisco doesn’t make it any easier. Within that cost of living, SF has things particularly bad when it comes to car costs. Gas is expensive, while parking and insurance costs don’t help. The data suggests car insurance rates are going up across America. But when it comes to San Francisco car insurance, what is it that keeps costs up and, more importantly, what can you do to get them down? From taking the time to shop around, to being smart with your coverage, there’s plenty you can do. What’s behind the higher costs? Cities generally have higher auto insurance premiums.  If there are more people, there are more people to be on roads at the same time, so the chance of accidents goes up. This chance of accidents can potentially mean more claims, leading to further increases in auto insurance costs for city dwellers. That San Francisco traffic San Francisco has one of the highest population densities in the

California's Electricity Dreams Still Need Natural Gas

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Already requiring 33% renewables by 2020 and 50% by 2030, California Governor Jerry Brown just signed SB 100, mandating that 100% of the state’s electricity comes from "carbon-free" sources by 2045, largely leaning on renewables like wind and solar. This truly is the Golden State’s energy challenge of a lifetime. Click Here Video Renewables now account for almost 33% of California' electricity  And  solar power will remain the heart  of California's clean energy push (particularly rooftop solar), with the state generating about 45% of all U.S. electricity that comes from that big bright yellow thing in the sky.  Today, solar is over 12% of California's electricity generation, versus just 2% back in 2013. Yet, as  overwhelmingly  a natural gas- and oil-based state, the challenge put forth by California is an immense one. Even on the windiest and sunniest days, these renewables are intermittent, typically available only around  35% of th