Solar advocacy groups reveal the playbook pro-fossil groups use to stall rooftop solar. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/solar-advocacy-groups-unveil-playbook-used-by-pro-fossil-fuel-groups-to-stall-rooftop-solar/ Quote: << California’s heated battle The battle for the future of rooftop solar is at particularly high pitch in California where utilities are using the playbook described in this report to push for drastic changes to net metering in California. Earlier
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California deserves a pat on the back! https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-14/california-defies-doom-with-no-1-u-s-economy Quotes: << California Defies Doom With No. 1 U.S. Economy The Golden State has no peers when it comes to expanding GDP, raising household income, investing in innovation and a host of other key metrics. By Matthew A. Winkler June 14, 2021, 2:00 AM PDT >> <<
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After air, water is the most important thing for life. And Some areas in California are running out of water. A good article that explains why it doesn’t affect everywhere. https://calmatters.org/environment/2021/06/california-water-shortage/
This article (or video) has some good graphs for future distributed PV plus batteries.https://www.volts.wtf/p/rooftop-solar-and-home-batteries A map of generation sources in the US. https://mobile.twitter.com/VibrantCE/status/1338560961280618502/photo/1
This article is about research on putting solar panels over the aqueducts that bring water to So. California. https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/solar-panels-cover-water-canals/ Good idea. There is one issue: getting the power from the solar panels to where it can be used. If there are transmission lines next to the canal then that would be the place to start.
From FB comment What part of Texas? It’s huge! The eastern part is like Louisiana: hot and humid. But western Texas is like the plain states and Oklahoma: windy and drier, with weather extremes like tornadoes. And the coast gets hurricanes. Right now Tesla is building the new Gigafactory near Austin and is hiring for
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This is interesting. Half of California’s population lives below a line through San Fernando Valley. Which side of the line do you live on? https://www.californiasun.co/stories/the-curiously-lop-sided-population-of-california/
Maybe the state income tax should include a surcharge for water. https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/19/california-water-bills-affordability-debt-crisis
