Than let it be...why leading states like California has to be held back by states that dont wanna progress and go forward ?
Countries are going high tech and clean energy, and some wanna go back to coal and diesel.
Where would California get it’s power? In 2010 California paid 45% more for their energy than the average American 25% of its energy was imported. 2016, California imports 33% of its energy. California leads the nation in blackouts with 470 a year. Try surviving without other states.
California uses fire fighters from other states, including the military, leave the US and you lose fire fighting help.
California has the highest homeless population, it now has an outbreak of a third world country disease typhus and other diseases because of unsanitary living conditions.
‘Medieval’ Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
Valley Fever is getting worse, with record outbreaks coming this year.
Valley Fever cases in California continue to increase
STDs are on the rise in California a 244% increase with infants contracting congenital syphilis. That is just the tip of the iceberg.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates Continue To Rise In California
Lyme disease is on the rise in California.
Lyme Disease is On the Rise – An Expert Explains Why
California also faces a skilled worker shortage which is projected to get worse by 2025. California is at almost a crisis state in finding qualified teachers.
https://www.ppic.org/publication/californias-need-for-skilled-workers/
Lack of workers will hurt the California economy.
Labor shortage could slow California's economy | CALmatters
California is facing a worker shortage on farms which could produce higher cost for produce.
There is also a doctor and nursing shortage.
California faces a shortage of legal marijuana.
California is working to avoid a shortage of legalized marijuana, state pot czar says
And of course California has a water shortage.
California Household Water Shortage Data
Then there is the issue of education.
California's children fall behind before they start school, and some never catch up, study finds
All the while the affordable housing crisis in California hurts the states ability to attract and keep teachers.
California's housing affordability crisis looms over the state's problems with teachers
So the rest of the United States is holding California back on power? Nope! Supplying teachers? Nope. Third world diseases? Nope. Job shortages? Nope! Affordable housing? Nope. Fire fighting? Nope. Water? Nope. Some of California’s progress seems to be going in reverse.