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Old 02-14-2021, 11:21pm   #35
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Originally Posted by bill_daniels View Post
I'm watching the news. Half the state's wind power is off line, because.....the windmill blades are frozen. LOL! So much for green power being our future. When we need it most, green energy isn't available. I'd imagine snow on solar panels doesn't work out well, either. Meanwhile, reliable, clean burning natural gas is keeping us from freezing to death.
FIL has bunch of solar panels and they lose capacity when cold out, quit a bit I guess.
Snow and ice definitely cuts way down also IIRC.
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