these new regulations smack more of bureaucratic profiteering than anything else.

People have been saying this and have been refuted for years, can this stop? Even a coal plant, the “dirtiest” type of fuel arguably, is far more efficient than millions of tiny ICEs running around. A single source can provide far greater efficiency and emissions capture, even with crappy fuel sources. Many studies…

The obvious and easy solution to this is to decentraize the power grids by going solar at the local level. This is not that hard to figure out.