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But on an annual basis, ISO-New England calculates, the 2,000 megawatts of installed solar capacity lower demand on the grid by the equivalent power needs of 335,000 homes. Solar’s output is most valuable on hot, humid days when residents crank up air conditioning. Fewer, high-cost power plants need to run during those... |
The ISO’s expectations for solar are summarized in its latest forecasting report, which calculates how much capacity will be installed through 2026. Maine isn’t expected to make much of a contribution to the region’s solar growth, because – at least for now – it lacks state policies that encourage it. |
The 2017 PV Forecast (PV for photovoltaic, or solar electric) takes into account shrinking federal tax benefits for solar installations, as well as a mix of local incentives in each of the six states. It estimates total installed capacity will grow from 1,918 megawatts in 2016, to 3,552 megawatts in 2020, and 4,732 meg... |
More than half will be installed in Massachusetts, an estimated 2,843 megawatts. By contrast, Maine is expected to be last, with an estimated 83 megawatts. |
The ISO forecast shows growth coming from what’s known as behind-the-meter installations. Unlike utility-size projects, these rooftop-sized installations are too small to be directly connected to the grid. They also can’t be monitored by control room operators. |
Operators need to match electric supply and demand, minute-to-minute. Because sunshine is so variable – influenced by passing clouds – ISO-New England is using sophisticated weather forecasts that include solar irradiance, a unit of measure of power from the sun. |
That’s why a solar eclipse presents a novel challenge. ISO-New England said it will consider several variables in deciding what mix of alternative generation it needs for the duration. |
In a partial eclipse, sunlight will be emitted around edges of the passing moon, so some electricity will still be generated. |
The sun angle is lower in August than now, so the reduction will less extreme. Also, the eclipse won’t be maximum until 2:44 pm – past the noon solar peak. |
Cloud cover also matters. The impact would be greater on a clear day, when solar panel output is highest. |
The August eclipse will serve as a test run for a larger event coming April 8, 2024. That’s when total eclipse is due to pass over Maine and part of northern New England, shading a growing number of solar panels. |
Donald Trump and Univision said Thursday they have settled their legal fight over beauty pageant broadcast. |
Donald Trump and Univision said Thursday they have settled the lawsuit stemming from the Hispanic network’s decision to not broadcast the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants last year. |
Trump, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, sued Univision last June for $500 million after Univision dropped the beauty pageants – owned by Trump at the time -- following his disparaging remarks about Mexican immigrants. |
Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed. |
“I have known Univision’s President and CEO, Randy Falco, for more than 20 years and I’m glad we are able to put these differences behind us,” Trump said in a statement released by Univision. |
The suit, filed in New York by his Miss Universe Organization, claimed that Univision's decision broke contractual terms and was "a politically motivated attempt to suppress Mr. Trump's freedom of speech under the First Amendment." |
As Trump announced his candidacy in a press conference on June 16, he accused Mexico of "sending" immigrants who are criminals, drug dealers and "rapists." |
In September, Trump sold the Miss Universe Organization to the talent agency WME-IMG for an undisclosed sum. |
The ocean is the hottest it's ever been, and no, this is not normal. |
A new report released in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on Jan. 15 reveals that ocean temperatures in 2018 reached their highest point since accurate measurements first began in the 1950s. |
The heat increase in the world's oceans from 2017 (the previous record holder) to 2018 is equivalent to about 388 times the total electricity generation of China in 2017, according to a statement about the research released by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in China. |
After 2018 and 2017, the third warmest year for ocean temperatures was 2015, followed by 2016 and finally 2014. And, not surprisingly, this is all our fault. |
The change in ocean temperatures is a good way to gauge the effect that human activity is having on our planet, because the vast majority of heat trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere gets absorbed by the oceans, the paper said. |
Warming oceans can have far-reaching effects. As water warms, temperature and moisture levels in the air also rise, which can lead to increased intensity and duration of storms and heavy rains, according to the paper. |
Increased ocean temperatures can also accelerate the melting of sea ice, leading to sea level rise and increased coastal flooding. In the water, higher temperatures can reduce oxygen levels, leading to so-called dead zones, where plants and animals can't survive. And if the surface of the ocean warms by 2 degrees Celsi... |
The new data, together with a rich body of literature, serve as an additional warning to both the government and the general public that we are experiencing inevitable global warming," study lead author Lijing Cheng, an associate professor at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said... |
Just last week, another study, this one published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a different group, modeled ocean temperatures further back in time. That study found that ocean temperatures have warmed by 426 x 10^21 since 1871. According to The Guardian, this is about 1,000 times the annual ... |
Her new TV series will be every former theater kid’s dream come true. |
It might sound a lot like a theater nerd’s dream come true, but we assure you, this is real life: Kristen Bell has a new series coming to television, in which former high-school classmates will get together for an encore performance of their old musical theater productions. The series, which will air on ABC, comes with... |
Although her vocal work in Frozen might be her buzziest claim to fame, Bell—who currently stars on NBC’s hellishly hilarious comedy The Good Place—has plenty of theater cred as well. She appeared in Broadway productions of both The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Crucible, and the off-Broadway show Reefer Madness. (Al... |
I cover the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and stories of daily life. I also shoot sports and other assignments related to the political situation in the Middle East. |
White phosphorus bombs explode over Gaza city during Israel's three week offensive in 2009. |
Some of my earliest memories of photography are clashes between Palestinian stone throwers and Israeli soldiers. |
I loved photography as a hobby when I was very young, and my brothers Ahmed and Suhaib encouraged me. I used to follow them during their work and I learnt how to shoot and edit. I also learnt from the other foreign photographers who used to visit the Gaza Strip. They were highly professional. |
My first assignment was covering a tennis championship in Dubai. It was a different experience to be away from conflict and violence. I realised that photography is not only about politics; it is about everything in life. |
The presidential elections in Egypt left a big mark on me. I witnessed the people’s emotion, and saw how happy they were, considering they had not expected to see fair elections, since their old president ruled Egypt for decades. |
A picture should not be taken just with the eye; it should have a meaning in the heart. |
I respect the feelings of people who are being photographed, especially if they are in difficult situations. |
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem is evacuated by a colleague after being injured in the leg at the Erez border crossing in Gaza. |
How Google's Sidewalk Labs has outmaneuvered Toronto in its bid to build a "smart city" |
Alphabet division Sidewalk Labs (a sister company to Google) is poised to spend $50,000,000 to redevelop a piece of Toronto waterfront called Quayside, filling it with "modular, dynamic" buildings that can be reconfigured as their uses change, data-gathering sensors that will help Sidewalk refine its own products and a... |
Molly Sauter's excellent critical piece on the Sidewalk/Toronto deal in The Atlantic shows how masterfully Sidewalk played the process, presenting incredibly detailed plans for the development that wooed lawmakers and citizens, and then later quietly announcing that these plans were really just guidelines that may or m... |
Sauter interrogates the promises of Sidewalk's smart city, raising the questions the city should have answered before greenlighting any action on the project, such as whether all those shiny startups will benefit Canada, or, as is customary, whether they will relocate to Silicon Valley as soon as they're successful eno... |
Sidewalk also seems to want to sidestep existing land-use policies to accomplish its goals. It says “outmoded regulations” hold cities back from achieving their full innovative potential. In order for Sidewalk’s “climate-positive,” “adaptable” buildings to be deployed at a large enough scale to be cost-efficient, “a ne... |
Prescriptive zoning, Lasher insists, “reduces vibrancy of use and it makes it hard for neighborhoods to adapt over time.” When I ask about specific ordinances and regulations that could be replaced with real-time-monitoring-enabled, outcome-based codes, he cites legal dispensations for autonomous cars and zoning forbea... |
Sidewalk is careful to say that the wealth of detail in its vision document is speculative, an example of how things could go on the Eastern Waterfront. It seems that the only thing they know for sure is that Sidewalk Toronto can’t be built to its fullest innovative potential under current methods of city management. B... |
Sentara RMH Medical Center, a Magnet designated hospital located in Harrisonburg VA, is currently seeking a Safety Partner for the Resource Pool. |
The Resource Pool helps to cover as needed on units within Sentara RMH. All new hires attend an extensive orientation program and are oriented to each unit. This position provides exposure to a variety of nursing specialties! |
A Baliffs notice was placed on the property earlier this month, and while the eviction did not take place at that time, the BLDC today confirms that they plan to give the occupants notice to vacate the property once they obtain the required order. |
The statement from the BLDC said, “Bermuda Land Development Company Limited [BLDC] today announces it is applying for Vacant Possession of the former 9 Beaches property operated by IRC Sandys Ltd. Once the Vacant Possession Order has been obtained, BLDC will give the occupants two months’ notice to vacate the property. |
Francis Mussenden, Chief Executive Officer, BLDC, says: “Although the Supreme Court awarded BLDC the Writ of Possession against IRC Sandys Ltd in December of last year, the BLDC will give all remaining occupants an additional two months’ notice to vacate the property once the Order for Vacant Possession is granted by t... |
“IRC Sandys has sublet the property without the prior consent, authorisation or knowledge of BLDC; however, we believe that this is a fair amount of notice for the occupants. |
“BLDC has exhausted all other options and is disappointed that we have had to resort to this, but we have been left with no other choice,” Mussenden added. |
Cats have nine lives….I mean beaches. |
My heart goes out to the many unknowing and innocent people who are affected by this eviction. |
One of the biggest cries today is the lack of facilities and leisure options for tourists and locals alike, but here we are seeing tenants who HAVE been paying their rents only to be blindsided who are providing a service for recreation. |
Another sad day for Bermudians. |
Good luck for them in finding a place for $500. That’s what I overheard someone saying thats how much rent some where paying out there. |
it failed because of the horrible access roads to get there, the stench of the dairy farm behind it, too big in scale for the Bermuda market. |
SOLUTION: make it a waterpark with rides, snorkel area, and a tropical themed restaurant/bar. Have the fishing boats stop off and drop off their catch for true local fish. |
It had a thriving tourist attraction out there with the water bikes. |
Still gonna have the stench of the farm water park or not. |
As long as that stinking dairy farm is next door nothing will succeed on that property. A shame really. It is prime tourism land. Perfect for another Cambridge Beaches or a Lantana. |
The solution is a fish/conch farm http://www.caicosconchfarm.net/ to go along with the dairy farm next door. More jobs for Bermudians, even help sustain our fisheries. Could even be a tourist attraction as well. Keep the Eco tours (kayaking, water bikes, sup board rentals etc) that are still on site as well. |
Then get ready to reply to the RFP. |
Possibly if we got our act together and stopped marching and making people feel so unwelcome, maybe someone would turn this lovely area into something special, we need tourists and foreigners to keep our economy growing. Standing in front of goverment house and shouting doesn’t make us very attractive to buyers! |
I agree with you MJ, my point is if we can turn our economy around, places like 9 beaches could be helped, because we have cash in the bank to do so, I too saw that lovely young girl speaking on the news, and think it is sad that we can’t help her. I just don’t feel the way we are arguing and being rude to locals and t... |
There are places around de world which have casualties when they demonstrate, high murder rates on a daily basis and still get more visitors then us, as a matter of fact the ones who do the demonstrating back home come here to visit. |
A typical comment from someone who tries to make an excuse against people standing up for their rights while not addressing why. |
Our Forefathers stood up so we can benefit today and we are gonna stand up so our children can benefit tomorrow. |
Bunch of undeserved economic and social privileged recipients !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
OJ how are you not profiting? We have an over bloated civil service, ( not the civil service that works the front line,I do mean the upper management hired on friend and family) 3/4 of our taxes go to funding the civil service, that money that pays a lot of those funds come from the private sector, and if we don’t stra... |
That bay needs to be protected and motorized vessels excluded from it. One of the few places you can see turtles etc. |
Does this mean SupsUp (paddleboarding ) is gone s I have guests arriving who consider this little gem to be the best part of Bermuda.mth e only. Downside are some drunken behaviour by some who hang out there. Possibly residents?! |
So BLDC are owed millions by this place and obviously many other entities. |
Seems to me that there is a pressing need to have the Auditor General have a thorough review to find out why the Bermuda taxpayer continues to lose out on contracted revenue. |
Ask yourself who in their right mind would invest in that place given the stench over the hill & the crowd that hangs in the bushes by the gate? There are many more secure places to invest money. |
The Canadian base ruined that beach . |
The farm killed it! For some reason we prioritize gmo fed cows over our tourism economy. We really don’t need any cows in Bermuda. Milk is cheaper, abundant and better quality when brought in from abroad. |
@BERMYMANN…Are you serious?!That Farm is Bermudian owned & provides financial resourses for the family that owns it! Have we all forgotten that the farm has always been there?! |
Bermymann go somewhere with your assinine comments! |
Not so in Buies Creek. There are no promotional gimmick nights at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University. No Thirsty Thursdays. No Friday Fireworks. No Military Appreciation Mondays. Just baseball. |
On top of that, the club is doing its all-out best to fight the high-level of noise pollution that has infiltrated just about every level of baseball. Batters are introduced in a manner that can only be described as low-key. Yes, walk-up music is allowed for the hometown Astros, but it hardly is an assault on one’s ear... |
The home club also has managed to play four months of baseball without a round, fuzzy guy in a costume roaming the grounds as a mascot. Unless, according to one front office official, you count the large bearded fella who works on the grounds crew. |
The beauty of this virtual theater setting is that the pleasant natural sounds of the game have returned. A fan is alerted to pending action by the crack of the bat that echoes off the bleachers behind home plate and across the expansive field. The popping of a fastball into the catcher’s mitt is clearly audible to all... |
“I’ve gotten the impression a lot of people like it,” says Ricky Ray, as he puts on his cape to oversee all aspects of the Buies Creek organization – from tickets to concessions to merchandising – while also serving as Campbell’s associate athletic director for external affairs. |
This all came about because the Houston Astros wanted to relocate their advanced Class A team from the California League to the Carolina League. Until a $33 million stadium is completed in downtown Fayetteville for the 2019 season, the Astros found a temporary home in Buies Creek. |
At the initial meeting of front office officials from the Houston Astros and members of the Campbell athletic officials, Ray posed the most pertinent question up front. |
“Are we running this as a full-blown operation?” Ray asked. |
David Lane, the Houston-assigned general manager of the Buies Creek franchise, has said previously that the Astros are only concerned about developing their players in the best possible facility. |
To make it easier on Campbell officials, the Astros installed an $800,000 artificial playing surface so a grounds crew is needed only for the pitcher’s mound. The Astros also renovated a building beyond the left field wall into a visitor’s clubhouse, and expanded both teams’ dugouts. |
There is no budget for promotions, fireworks or any of the other extras so commonly associated with minor-league ball. Tickets are $7 for a reserved chairback seat and $5 for general admission in the bleachers. Concession items feature throwback prices with $3 for a hot dog, $2 for a soft drink and $2 for a pretzel. |
T-shirts, which sell for $20, have been purchased online in some 20 states. Other souvenir items include hats, pennants and a shot glass with a Buies Creek logo. Ray refers to the latter as a “toothpick holder” since alcohol is not allowed on the Campbell campus and not sold at games. |
Campbell students are admitted free, but their presence at early season games before school let out for the summer hardly affected attendance. Through 44 home dates, the Astros are dead last in attendance in the minor leagues with an average of 522 fans per game. The next lowest attendance figure in the Carolina League... |
Buddy Bailey, the manager of the visiting Myrtle Beach Pelicans, said the ballpark is reminiscent of the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” which featured a baseball diamond in the middle of a cornfield. |
Stan Cole is Campbell’s associate athletics director for communications and occasionally handles the Buies Creek public address announcing. He has called Buies Creek home for two years short of three decades. |
“In the summertime, when the only thing you hear are crickets and bullfrogs, it’s a nice gathering place,” Cole says. |
And a great place for a purist to watch baseball. |
More than 50 participants comprising farmers' organizations, cooperating partners, local government officials, and Bong County Technical College students recently completed a three-day nutrition-sensitive agriculture training in Gbarnga, Bong County. |
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