Air Quality Index
The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a numeric indicator of local air quality. Since last Thursday night, our AQI has been in the 500 to 526 range. The range only…
Wildfires and Solar Panels – Solarponics
Wildfires-and-solar-panels: The heavy ash sediment has been known to reduce power production by as much as 30% or more if not washed off. Source: Wildfires and Solar Panels – Solarponics…
Nature Conservancy: “California: Let’s Stop Making Wildfire History”
Some of the factors that shape the frequency and severity of wildfire in California, like drought, record high temperatures and strong winds are beyond our control and in many cases,…
Hypothesis, not conclusion: “In the US, switching to EVs would save lives and be worth billions”
With a confidence interval between zero and infinity: A team led by Northwestern’s Daniel Peters decided to have a particularly detailed look at this issue, examining several scenarios of grid…
Renewable energy confronts reality in California
Millions of homes in California are enduring rolling black outs. The power system operator acknowledged that as demand spiked, due to high temperatures and AC demand – they lost 1…
Hyperventilating: “The Dirty Secrets Of ‘Clean’ Electric Vehicles”
Sort of correct but said with an axe to grind approach: The widespread view that fossil fuels are “dirty” and renewables such as wind and solar energy and electric vehicles…