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Orth America Land Data Assimilation System Daily Sunlight 1979-2011

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The North America Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) Daily Sunlight data available on CDC WONDER are county-level daily sunlight (insolation or solar radiation) observations spanning the years 1979-2011. Reported measures are the average daily insolation, reported in kilojoules per square meter (KJ/m2), the number of observations, and the range for the daily insolation values. Data are available by place (combined 48 contiguous states plus the District of Columbia, region, division, state, county), time (year, month, day) and specified daily sunlight value.

https://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/help/Insolation.html

Solar Farm

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One of the many solar farms outside of Canastota that have been popping up lately.

Sunday November 5, 2023 — Solar

Solar panel advances will see millions abandon electrical grid, scientists predict | The Independent

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Solar panel advances will see millions abandon electrical grid, scientists predict | The Independent

More than 30 million homes in Europe could meet all their energy needs using rooftop solar panels alone, according to a new study.

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany found that more than 50 per cent of Europe’s 41 million freestanding homes could have been self-sufficient in 2020 using just solar and batteries, with this figure expected to rise to 75 per cent by 2050.

The Other Climate Crisis

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The Other Climate Crisis

11/9/20 by NPR

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/114983042
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510325/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pmoney/2020/11/20201109_pmoney_ozone_hole_ready_to_publish.mp3?awCollectionId=510325&awEpisodeId=933213365&orgId=1&topicId=1006&d=600&p=510325&story=933213365&t=podcast&e=933213365&size=9581409&ft=pod&f=510325

In the 1980s, a massive hole was discovered in the ozone layer. Since then, economic incentives, innovation, and a historic United Nations conference in Montreal set it on a path to close completely.

U.S. Energy Information Administration – EIA – Independent Statistics and Analysis

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U.S. Energy Information Administration – EIA – Independent Statistics and Analysis

Due to continued competition from natural gas and renewable resources, 23% of the 200,568 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired capacity currently operating in the United States has reported plans to retire by the end of 2029, according to our Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory.

Between 2012 and 2021, an average of 9,450 MW of U.S. coal-fired capacity was retired each year. In 2022, U.S. coal retirements will total 11,778 MW if the remaining retirements reported to us proceed as scheduled.