They’re hurting from the failure of the Bright Source plant.
It is currently importing half of the energy that keeps it on line.
(but it kills birds in rather unique fashion)
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Has anyone studied what it does to the airborne bacteria, pollen, spores, and insects passing through? Most CO2 actually comes from bacteria output, so sterilizing large areas might be a way to dramatically reduce CO2. Having a personal Bright Source micro-array could eliminate the need for backyard chemical insecticides and pesticides. The killer app for solar might actually be microbe killer.