This is from my Briefed by Data post Seasonal Solar Electricity Generation. It looks like the difference between the maximum month and minimum months of solar electricity generation are growing. In fact, it is fairly consistent in terms of a percentage drop. In Figure 2, we can see that the …
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The map says it all from the eia article Two-thirds of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls in high summer heat, NERC says (6/26/2023). If temperatures spike this summer, parts of the United States could face electricity supply shortages as demand for cooling increases, according to analysis by …
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From the eia article As solar capacity grows, duck curves are getting deeper in California (June 21, 2023): As more solar capacity has come online in California, grid operators at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) have observed a drop in net load (or the demand remaining after subtracting variable …
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From the NOAA May 2023 Global Climate Report: May 2023 was the third-warmest May for the globe in NOAA’s 174-year record. The May global surface temperature was 0.97°C (1.75°F) above the 20th-century average of 14.8°C (58.6°F). The past nine Mays have ranked among the 10 warmest on record. May 2023 …
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I noted in March that the Antarctic set a new minimum of sea ice. As the Antarctic heads into winter sea ice is crushing the minimum set in 2022. It is 1.29msk (10% ish) below the record min curve of 2022 and almost 2.5msk below the median. This is an …
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From the eia article Monthly U.S. propane exports in March 2023 reached a record high by Josh Eiermann (6/6/2023) U.S. propane exports reached a record 1.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in March 2023, the highest level since we began collecting this data in 1973. Propane is consumed globally for space heating …
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If you would like to know if you should breathe the air go to the Fire and Smoke Map. You see an image like the one here. Find you location on the map. Click the dot to get a pop up window with extra information including an interactive time series …
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EPI gives an overview of the economic state of the class of 2023 in their Class of 2023 post by Elise Gould, Katherine deCourcy and Jori Kandra (5/24/2023). Two findings: Workers of all ages have experienced stronger-than-usual wage growth in the pandemic business cycle (February 2020 to March 2023)—even after …
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From the iea Global EV Outlook 2023 Trends in batteries: Automotive lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery demand increased by about 65% to 550 GWh in 2022, from about 330 GWh in 2021, primarily as a result of growth in electric passenger car sales, with new registrations increasing by 55% in 2022 relative to 2021. …
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Rick Nevin provides updated graphs, one of the four posted here, in his post Update: Juvenile crime still falling fast in 2021 (4/2/2023). USA arrest rates by age have only been updated through 2020, but juvenile arrest data reported by 10 states (FL, TX, CA, NY, VA, TN, WA, SC, GA, NC) show the trend toward zero juvenile crime continued …
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