The words "solar capitol of Michigan" have broken my sense of reason.
Leave it to Ann Arbor to get excited about the one thing even less effective than wind power.
To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
The very last line in the story is the money quote.
He confirmed that solar panels that DTE installed on Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor are producing energy at 12 to 14 percent of their listed capacity.
Michigan legislative action thread
2 posted on
02/03/2015 5:47:50 AM PST by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: cripplecreek
Will be wonderful during those 12 days of continuous cloudy weather in Michigan or fry the birds in summer.
4 posted on
02/03/2015 5:55:03 AM PST by
FreedomGuru
(Oil is as organic as Tofu and daffodils.)
To: cripplecreek
Cloud cover average:
“On July 19, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 23% of the time.
On December 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast, mostly cloudy, or partly cloudy 70% of the time, and clear or mostly clear 29% of the time. “
https://weatherspark.com/averages/29652/Ann-Arbor-Michigan-United-States
5 posted on
02/03/2015 5:55:46 AM PST by
DBrow
To: cripplecreek
6 posted on
02/03/2015 5:56:15 AM PST by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: cripplecreek
Put them right on the runways.
To: cripplecreek
Like the monorail in the Simpsons
10 posted on
02/03/2015 6:08:17 AM PST by
dila813
To: cripplecreek
Isn't Michigan the cloudiest state in the lower 48?
Those arrays of solar panels on North campus are real pretty! /sarc
13 posted on
02/03/2015 6:27:41 AM PST by
stayathomemom
(Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
To: cripplecreek
Leave it to Ann Arbor to get excited about the one thing even less effective than wind power.
And in a state that almost always has cloud cover of some sort due to its position between the Great Lakes. This is as stupid as the California high speed rail.
15 posted on
02/03/2015 6:37:00 AM PST by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: cripplecreek
The "solar capitol of Michigan" is about the same as the "ski team of Jamaica", and will be about as successful. I have lived my whole career within 30 miles of Ann Arbor, and can assure you that the sun is simply absent from the end of October to the end of March, and often a lot longer than that. I'll bet the panels won't even be producing enough energy to keep their batteries from freezing during that time.
Don't anyone bother to object that they won't be employing batteries. Solar power without storage to cover the time the dark time is simply subsidized propaganda.
16 posted on
02/03/2015 6:53:04 AM PST by
norwaypinesavage
(The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
To: cripplecreek
Eh. We have solar panels for the 12volt system at our cabin in the mountains of central Utah. They are pretty good for some uses and in more sunny climes can be cost effective. Just not in Michigan.
17 posted on
02/03/2015 7:06:21 AM PST by
Seruzawa
(All those memories will be lost,in time, like tears in rain.)
To: cripplecreek
Many stories and observations as to the airport, much more later when I have the time...
18 posted on
02/03/2015 7:11:58 AM PST by
taildragger
(It's Cruz, Pence or Walker, anything else is a Yugo with Racing Stripes....)
To: cripplecreek
21 posted on
02/03/2015 10:47:22 AM PST by
FreedomGuru
(Oil is as organic as Tofu and daffodils.)
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