CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION - Power Source 2021

[mtnelect]

Gross Megawatt Hours Procured - Provide the quantity of electricity procured in MWh from the generating facility. Megawatt Hours Resold - Provide the quantity of electricity resold at wholesale.

 

[winnie]

Do you understand that report well enough to explain it?

I see lines suggesting some wind farms produce as much GHG as natural gas; but others that produce no GHG.

Thanks
Jon

 

[mtnelect]

Do you understand that report well enough to explain it?

I see lines suggesting some wind farms produce as much GHG as natural gas; but others that produce no GHG.

Thanks
Jon

Those items have grandfathered emissions credit.

 

[mtnelect]

Solar panels emit pollutants into the air as they degrade.

 

[mtnelect]

Solar panels emit pollutants into the air as they degrade.

Correction: The manufacturing process of solar panels creates pollutions.

 

[ggunn]

Solar panels emit pollutants into the air as they degrade.

What pollutants? The cells are made from silicon with tiny traces of boron and phosphorus, the conductors are made from silver and copper, and the frames are made from aluminum. All are non-volatile.

 

[ggunn]

Correction: The manufacturing process of solar panels creates pollutions.

That's very different; most or all manufacturing processes have first and/or second order emissions that could be considered to be pollutants.