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Durango, CO 81301

970-403-5004

Based in Durango, Colorado, Flatrock Solar is a locally owned and operated solar panel contractor and installer serving the Durango area from Cortez to Pagosa Springs and Silverton to Ignacio.  Flatrock Solar has been helping businesses, homeowners and non-profits convert Colorado sunshine into clean, renewable energy since 2010.  

Thoughts - musings on solar panels and renewable energy

This page is for thoughts and ideas about solar and the environment in general.  I'm passionate about solar and think and read about it daily.  This will be a space for these thoughts.

COVID-19 = Cleaner Air = More Solar Power

Dan Diehl

A recent study in India has determined that shutdowns because of the COVID-19 virus has resulted in an 8% increase in solar power production because of a decrease in air pollution. Finally a bio feedback loop that works in our favor!

The study was conducted in Delhi after the pandemic halted factories around the city and cleared the air enough to allow more sunlight to reach the solar panels in the area. The increase in output is expected to be similar around the globe as the air has less particulates in it that deflect and absorb photons before they reach solar panels used in solar systems for homes and businesses. More solar production means less burning of coal necessary; a welcome development for the Durango area so near the four corners coal burning power plants.

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