It’s been over a decade but I spent the better part of the last two days getting ready for Hurricane Matthew. We’re hoping for a ‘miss’ which means that we have to deal with winds in the 70mph range and a ton of rain, half a foot is the forecast. So while I anticipate trying to do Friday’s SolarWakeup under generator power, it is not lost on me that the last time I had a hurricane I didn’t have kids. That is why I wasn’t so upset having to do the preparation on the day that the Paris Agreement was officially ratified by enough polluting Countries and goes into effect in 30 days. Paris doesn’t mean the end of Climate Change but it means that we will look to work together to begin to solve this problem we have. In the meantime, I am a bit annoyed that my 5kw won’t be giving me backup power in my home in the likely event of a power outage, maybe Tesla will send me a Powerwall from the marketing department?
- CBS: Obama calls Paris Agreement “a turning point for our planet”
- Think Progress: Hurricane Matthew is super strong — because of climate change
- CleanTechnica: Solar Installations In India Surpass 8.6 GW, Says Mercom
- PV-Tech: 8minutenergy targeting over 2GW of PV projects in Texas
- PV-Magazine: Quick Hits – 3 questions with SEIA Interim President Tom Kimbis
- EDF: New York and the Standby Tariff – A Breakthrough for Clean, Distributed Energy
- GreenBiz: 6 ways to accelerate negative emissions technology
- Bloomberg: Solar Powered Clothing You Can Plug Your Phone Into
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Have a great day!
Yann