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Offline rangerrebew

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Surprise! Canada Smoke Causes 50% Reduction in Solar Power Production in the Northeastern US
« on: June 15, 2023, 08:11:28 am »
Surprise! Canada Smoke Causes 50% Reduction in Solar Power Production in the Northeastern US
By Jim Hoft Jun. 9, 2023 8:30 am268 Comments
 
Solar power generation in parts of the northeastern United States has taken a significant hit in recent weeks, primarily due to smoke from wildfires in Canada. A thick shroud of smoke has caused solar power production in these areas to plummet by more than 50%.
 
Solar farms that power New England, for example, were generating 56% less energy at peak demand times compared to just a week before, according to data from ISO-NE per Bloomberg.

ISO New England is a non-profit, independent regional transmission organization that provides services to the six states of the New England region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
 
Moreover, power generation across the areas serviced by PJM Interconnection LLC, which extends from Illinois to North Carolina, decreased by about 25% compared to the previous week.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/canada-smoke-causes-50-reduction-solar-power-production/
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Re: Surprise! Canada Smoke Causes 50% Reduction in Solar Power Production in the Northeastern US
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2023, 06:56:00 pm »
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Re: Surprise! Canada Smoke Causes 50% Reduction in Solar Power Production in the Northeastern US
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2023, 07:06:32 pm »
There has been a huge push in this area with a lot of solicitors trying to sell solar panels.  There was so much solicitation that the city made it mandatory that all solicitors must get a permit to solicit or it becomes illegal to solicit.

Secondly, homeowner insurance companies are either canceling those with solar panels or increasing their premiums significantly.  Solar is not cost effective even though most of our days are sunny.  Batteries to fully run a home on solar are expensive and this nonsense that the electric companies will give you $$ is false.  I did the research and we received an informational flyers regarding how the electric company will reimburse; it's not all that the solar companies would have you believe.
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