Solar power achieved a New England milestone on chilly Thanksgiving

[jpak]

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/12/14/solar-power-achieves-new-england-milestone-on-chilly-thanksgiving/

On last month’s historically cold Thanksgiving Day, New England turkeys were being roasted by the sun.

For the first time, according to the region’s electric grid operator, thousands of solar panels offset the midmorning peak demand for power from millions of homes and businesses cooking the holiday birds.

The renewable energy milestone was noted this week by ISO-New England. It highlights the growing role of solar energy on the grid and counters lingering myths about the technology not working in cold climates.

“It’s another data point showing how much the grid is changing and how the way New Englanders are consuming energy is changing,” said Matt Kakley, a spokesman for ISO-New England. “It drives home how big an impact changing technology is having on the grid.”

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[katmondoo]

1. They are using solar panels in Alaska and it works

[JDC]

2. As a recent former New Englander, I was about to add Solar in NH

My electric bills there were the highest I have ever had. Many of my neighbors had also begun adding solar fields to their property. The ROI was under 10 years for me there. It is really a no brainer financially, and more importantly for everyone, environmentally.