#MEwx Mild temps, more melting and the Thought for the Day

Good morning Augusta

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This morning we have mostly cloudy skies with, then clearing. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with Lows in the mid 20s. West winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The outdoor temperature is 35.4°F, the dewpoint is 20.4°F and the wind chill is 35.4°F.

We didn’t receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours but things are definitely melting out there.

Today’s sunrise is 6:22 AM, sunset is 7:06 PM and we’ll have 12 hours 43 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 1:13 AM and Moonset is 9:24 AM. The moon phase is waning Gibbous and is 70% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on April 23 and our next new moon is on April 8.

The wind velocity is between 3.6 MPH and 6.9 MPH from the West Southwest.

The Relative pressure is 29.53, the Absolute pressure is 29.33 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun, snow possible and some cloud cover.

The Humidity is 53%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at no risk and the solar radiation reading is 23.2W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast right now.

 

Thought for the day:

“Most people are like sheep, and sheep don’t eat meat”

S. King “The Stand”

(yes, be careful which herd you choose to move along with)

 

Solar panel projects: As a homeowner there are three basic options. First, you can buy solar panels and put them in your yard or on your roof.

Second, you can agree to let a solar panel company install a “community solar” farm on your land. This option encumbers your property for the duration of the contract and they will “let you” buy a subscription to it. Any increase in your property taxes will be your responsibility to pay, and you will receive no annual or monthly payments. That’s right, you do it for free and the solar panel company gets all of the money.

Third is the solar farm lease option. A solar farm company will lease some or all of your land for annual lease payments to you. Amounts paid to you will vary company to company depending on how much land they need and how much you negotiate the payments to be. Also make sure that they will pay any increase in your property taxes.

 

Please note one thing – electric power production has become an environmental issue first, and an electricity production issue second. IF you go online you’ll find numerous articles about how evil solar, wind, nuclear, wood fueled or oil fueled power plants are. They all seem to feature irreversible environmental damage and that none of the existing options are acceptable.

Nobody seems to have any realistic alternatives available. So be realistic and do your research online. Finally, beware of the “If you disagree with me you’re not only part of the problem but you’re evil too!” web sites. The power generation issue is an important problem that needs to be solved, not the end result of a blame game for clicks online.  

Look at the current state of technology that can generate electricity or what is “in the pipeline” to replace it. Be reasonable.