#useclipse

[motherofralph]

what a neat planet. I like it here

[instapicsil1]

As much of the US stops to watch a rare total eclipse🌒 pass over the country on Monday, the nation’s electric utilities will be watching too. That’s because thousands of megawatts of solar energy will disappear as skies darken. In California, the grid operator is lining up additional supply from natural gas power plants and hydroelectric dams to accommodate the drop. PJM Interconnection, the grid spanning from Illinois to New Jersey, expects up to 2,500MW of solar power to be lost and will rely on replacement generation. The contingency plans reflect the expansion of solar energy in the US in the years since 1979, the last time a total solar eclipse awed the country. Watch our #Story to see more about what’s going on and see how each state might be affected, or check out the latest at FT.com #exclipse #solareclipse #useclipse #totaleclipse #solar #sun #energy #california #unitedstates #us #usa #america #bright #dark #data #maps #charts #utility #newjersey #southcarolina #science #space #sunny #sun #states #illinois #midwest #westcoast #eastcoast #coast http://ift.tt/2xgd3Ci

[instatrack]

As much of the US stops to watch a rare total eclipse🌒 pass over the country on Monday, the nation’s electric utilities will be watching too. That’s because thousands of megawatts of solar energy will disappear as skies darken. In California, the grid operator is lining up additional supply from natural gas power plants and hydroelectric dams to accommodate the drop. PJM Interconnection, the grid spanning from Illinois to New Jersey, expects up to 2,500MW of solar power to be lost and will rely on replacement generation. The contingency plans reflect the expansion of solar energy in the US in the years since 1979, the last time a total solar eclipse awed the country. Watch our #Story to see more about what’s going on and see how each state might be affected, or check out the latest at FT.com #exclipse #solareclipse #useclipse #totaleclipse #solar #sun #energy #california #unitedstates #us #usa #america #bright #dark #data #maps #charts #utility #newjersey #southcarolina #science #space #sunny #sun #states #illinois #midwest #westcoast #eastcoast #coast http://ift.tt/2xgd3Ci