Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires Interfered With Solar Power Generation

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesJun 15, 2023, 3:43 pm174 pts
When smoke from the Canada wildfires drifted into the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. last week, creating haze and an otherworldly orange glow, it not only diminished air quality, but it reduced solar power generation by making it more difficult for solar panels to absorb sunlight. Last week, the electricity coming…

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