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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_California Looks like 49% of California's Electric still comes from
by srcmap 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_California
Looks like 49% of California's Electric still comes from NG from 2016.
Solar was < 10%.
Hopefully solar will be higher and higher percentage of it soon.
I love to see the 50%+ or more Ca's roof top, parking lots cover with solar panels.
I like to a solar deployment system such that:
* a 40 ft container pull up to a parking lots.
* A machine drill 4, 6, 8 1x6 ft holes on the ground.
* A concrete 1x6 ft concrete anchor beam drop down - secured.
* Some posts erect on site in a half hours.
* The per-fabricated solar panel pull on top and fasten.
* The whole solar deployment is finished in < 4 hours.
- cronix 8y agoI think a big problem is from the reflections produced by the current panels, blinding pilots overhead. I know when the sun hits a reflective window on the building across the street from me at the right angle, I have to pull my blinds as it makes it incredibly bright for a few minutes, and if you look at the huge reflection in the window it hurts the eyes. I can only imagine how bad it would be for pilots if 50%+ of buildings/houses had them installed. https://www.cnbc.com/2014/03/18/pilots-hate-glare-from-worlds-biggest-solar-power-farm.html https://www.cnbc.com/2014/03/18/pilots-hate-glare-from-world...
- philipkglass 8y agoIt looks like you're referring to the "In-State Electricity Source Percentages" table. According to that table, natural gas reached its maximum share in 2014 at 61.3%, when solar was only 5.3%. In 2017 natural gas was down to 43.4% and solar was up to 11.8%. California is making progress at a good pace.