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Orlando Utility Commission Whacks Solar Customers, and Slaps Ratepayers

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 PeakSHIFT? More Like Peak … Well, You Know The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) must have been feeling bold when it approved the PeakSHIFT program – a set of rules that, despite its lofty goals of modernization, reliability, and sustainability, looks like a direct slap in the face to Florida’s rooftop solar customers and their neighbors. Yes, you read that right: neighbors. Let’s start with the hilariously skewed math of rooftop solar. When a homeowner with…

Solar with Batteries vs. Generator: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

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In the realm of backup power solutions, homeowners and businesses often find themselves choosing between traditional generators and modern solar systems with battery backup. While both options provide energy security during outages, their long-term costs and benefits differ significantly. In this case we are looking at a larger, whole-home sized generator and comparing it to a solar system that produces as much or more power. See table below for comparison of costs, savings and benefits….

Monarch & The Milk Weed … to plant, or not to plant?

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There is a pesty parasite that is killing the monarchs in all stages of their life cycle. The parasite is called OE for short. It appears that with a warming climate, the monarchs don’t migrate and the non-native milkweed doesn’t die back in the winter, especially in Florida. This seems to perpetuate the life cycle of OE and negatively impact the monarchs.  Here are the recommendations from FNPS based on the best available science as…

Global Weirding for a Hot n Heating Planet
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Global Weirding for a Hot n Heating Planet

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  Global Weirding for a Hot n Heating Planet Q: Write an article that addresses these questions/topics… What do you call it when the hottest day recorded in centuries is exceeded by… the hottest day. When many months each year meet or exceed the hottest month in human history? When was a month of lower than “average” temperatures, and what do you call it when the extremes, planet-wide, are only on the hot side? Gemini…

Are Missing Love Bugs a Warning Sign?
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Are Missing Love Bugs a Warning Sign?

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Missing Love Bugs in Florida. E. Hall (2024, May) with (very) little help from DALL-E (OpenAI). As we go into Love Bug season in May, seeing no lovebugs may leave us allwith mixed emotions:happiness and dismay!  [There have been some lovebug sightings, but not many… Let’s see how the season goes.] This is one of our GenAI assisted articles using an approach we call Regenerative Dynamic AI. (You can redo with your favorite GenAI at…

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Earth Day: Drawdown & GAI

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 What does GenAI have to say about the scientific-based solutions promoted by Project Drawdown? ProjectDrawdown.org (Another take on Earth Day using GAI.) We employed our fav GenAIs to chat about Project Drawdown. This is the overview with the prompts. Please feel free to run GenAI chat with your own queries. Q: Project Drawdown looks at the biggest places to make the greatest impact toward reducing human impact on the planet. What are the most impactful…