Mortgage Refinance
Water and Power: How Rain and Clouds Affect Solar Energy Generation
How much does inclement weather affect solar energy production, and does it mean we need to have battery backup?
In the midst of a historic storm season, many people's minds are on the weather. Today Hurricane Sally made landfall in Alabama and Florida, and Pensacola got 30 inches of rain. Sally is the eighth named storm to dump on the continental U.S. this season, setting an all-time record for storms by this day in the year.
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