Chinese rogue communication devices found in Solar Panels

Undocumented Chinese devices found in solar panels

Capable of damaging our Power Grids

Officials are reportedly reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices found in solar panels that are capable of damaging the energy infrastructure, destabilizing the power grid and triggering widespread blackouts.

Over the past nine months, “rogue communication devices” not listed in product documents were found in solar power inverters and batteries from several Chinese suppliers, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke with Reuters.

The undocumented devices were found after U.S. experts disassembled the renewable energy equipment to check for security issues, prompting officials to review the potential dangers of the Chinese-made devices, according to the publication.

“We know that China believes there is value in placing at least some elements of our core infrastructure at risk of destruction or disruption,” Mike Rogers, a former director of the U.S. National Security Agency, told Reuters. “I think that the Chinese are, in part, hoping that the widespread use of inverters limits the options that the West has to deal with the security issue.”

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Green Energy: Financial boondoggle and Environmental disaster

Barack Obama suffered one crushing defeat

Obama--the reason why I left the Democrat Party

One of the crown jewels of Obama’s green energy agenda is shutting down.

Former President Barack Obama boasted that his government would create green jobs in the aftermath of the Great Recession. His administration wasted hundreds of billions of dollars trying to fundamentally transform the country with green energy.

The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in the Mojave Desert in California was built with $1.6 billion in loan guarantees from the Obama administration in 2011 after it was given public land to build on.

Ivanpah opened in 2014 when it became the world’s largest solar thermal station.

Then-Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz called it “a shining example of how America is becoming a world leader in solar energy.”

Now, the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility may shut down at the end of the year after Pacific Gas & Electric, a California power company, announced that it would no longer buy electricity from the plant.

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Another Democrat failure. And I believe Lake Worth is investing more in solar power.

City of Lake Worth Beach ditching coal power for solar energy

E&E News: "Coal’s decline is praised by environmentalists, who note that plants running on the fuel produce roughly double the carbon dioxide emissions as ones with natural gas and are responsible for pollution and public health problems such as black lung disease."

Stanton 1, the Orlando Utilities Commission's oldest coal-fired unit recommended in December 2020 to significantly reduce the utility's use of coal by 2025 and eliminate it entirely by 2027.

But fossil fuel advocates such as Michelle Bloodworth, president and CEO of the lobby group America’s Power, point to rising electricity demand forecasts to argue coal, which can provide power 24 hours a day unlike intermittent sources like wind and solar, deserves to stick around in the U.S. electricity mix.

And Democrats call Trump a "dictator"

Seizing Private Land Is Next Step in Fight Against Climate Change

Eminent domain is becoming the weapon of choice against opposition to large wind and solar projects being planned and constructed around the United States.

The dream of net-zero carbon emissions—and its vision of blanketing hundreds of millions of acres of American land with wind turbines and solar panels—is running up against the reality that most of the land in America is still privately owned and many Americans don't want these massive industrial installations near their homes.

But that may prove to be a temporary impediment.

“There is a major effort under the Biden administration to consolidate power over land and resources, because whoever owns the land and resources of a nation, controls the people,” Margaret Byfield, executive director of American Stewards of Liberty, a property rights nonprofit, told The Epoch Times.

“With current siting practices, an area the size of Texas is required to accommodate the wind and solar infrastructure we need to reach nationwide net-zero emissions by 2050." That will be a lot of stealing.

Read more at the Epoch Times

We are becoming a communist nation under Democrats. Trump, and I hope he will be elected, will have a lot on his hands in January 2025 as the country is quickly going down the tubes under Joe Biden and the socialists.

And last year, NetEra Energy was fined $8 million for killing over 100 Bald Eagles with their wind turbines--guilty to three counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.” Democrats have no respect for our national Bird or for its citizens.

Democrats enriching our enemies and improvishing our people

Without a replacement, abandoning fossil fuels, supports China

"Wind turbines and solar panels that can generate electricity intermittently, are themselves totally dependent on fossil fuels for all their components. Renewables offer NO energy independence, as America has never imported electricity from foreign countries. Wind and solar just generate intermittent electricity.

Further, the raw materials that are essential for building EV batteries, wind turbines, and solar panels, are increasingly dependent on the supply chain of exotic minerals and metals being mined in developing countries with miniscule labor or environmental regulations.

With America representing only four percent of the world’s population, the elite leaders desire to have America’s emissions lowered to reduce its impact on the world’s climate, is like that of someone poring a bucket of hot water into the ocean and claiming that it will change the temperature of the entire ocean!"

How will America run its military (ships, planes, and vehicles) without fuel?

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Birds are exploding over Solar Farms

Exploding birds on solar farms not a myth after all

Fact checker who mocked lawmaker got his facts wrong

"Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, recent discussed a problem with solar projects in which birds fly into the path of the sun reflected from those huge mirrors, and ignite on fire, exploding in mid-air.

'Low-rent far-left' media outlets mocked him." Of course, they did!

But he was right!

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Lake Worth to have discussion on sale of our Electric Utility

Tomorrow night, the Lake Worth commission meets at 6pm. Under New business, there are four items. I am addressing Item A.

Item A. Commissioner Hardy brought forward this item. He thinks it a good idea to get our Electric Utility "off our plate." He wants the City Commission to deliberate and decide the following two questions:

(1) Should the City Commission engage the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA)
to ascertain whether it and its members will release the City from its obligations to
them for an agreed upon price?
(2) Should the City Commission engage Florida Power and Light to ascertain whether
it is willing to transact with the City and purchase its electric utility assets?

Commissioner Hardy, acting alone without vote or any authorization of the commission,  approached FMPA and FPL.

For a little bit of trivia--In year 2002, we entered into a contract with FMPA that locked us into higher power costs.

The beginning of lowering rates started in December 2008 when we voted to exit FMPA All Requirements. By the end of 2013, we ended our contract with them. In January 2014 we got a new energy provider with Orlando Utilities giving us a rate that was more favorable to Lake Worth and renewed with them in 2018 on a five year contract.

Then what did the commission do? FMPA had been contracted again, this time regarding our solar and signed a Solar Power Sales Contract with FMPA; deliveries began June 2020. FMPA screwed us on the gas line years ago so the City must be masochistic to be back in business with them.

The FMPA solar procurement is a 20-year power purchase agreement. Normally they give option renewals to extend the agreement and I have a Public Information Request for the contract. And good luck with the wish to sell our electric utility to Florida Power & Life (NextEra Energy). It will never happen. They don't want it. We all could have told you that Commissioner Hardy.

Even though we have had some problems with our solar energy program...some people believe it easier to sell the whole damn Electric Utility--easier to get it off our plate. We go through this every decade or less.

Just like there is no systemic racism in Lake Worth Commissioner Hardy, no one wants to sell our utility that has been around since 1914. Any sale of our Utility would take a vote of our electorate.

Immediately following is New Business B, Commissioner Maxwell's Resolution 30-2020 in support of the Lake Worth Electric Utility.

A few Snipits from last Night's Commission Meeting

Stricter rules on utility deposits? Lake Worth Beach commission tables controversial agenda item

“I don’t think we had a good reason to do this,” said Commissioner Omari Hardy. “I think this gave the city an unnecessary black eye."

See the video at WPTV

During the time I was there last night, which was through Presentations B...discussion of Resolution 34-2012 on Net Metering, (had to get home to see debates), Commissioner Omari Hardy was on his A game. He usually is. He made a motion to move the item to New Business as it was on an important item and he wanted the public to be able to weigh in (no public discussion is allowed under presentations).

The vote was 2/2 and therefore the motion failed. Two of the Trio blocked Hardy from moving it on the Agenda most likely because the city manager was the one who placed it under Presentations. And, they like to stop Hardy's argument at every chance. Mayor Pam Triolo was absent and Vice Mayor Andy Amoroso chaired the meeting. As Commissioner Hardy said, the Resolution was not even in their backup. How do you discuss a resolution when you have no idea what it says?

Ed Liberty, Electric Utility Director, gave an update for the 3rd quarter and discussed Net Metering. There were many residents in the chamber who spoke to the issue, mentioning that we are a "progressive" city and suggesting some of the city's policies are regressive as far as solar.

Lake Worth and Solar Energy

Lots of talk about solar in Lake Worth and many residents spoke to it at the last regular commission meeting.

Ten years ago, Mark Parrilla and his partner installed solar at their house on South A Street. They believed that it would be paying for itself in just a few years. The solar installation was $55,074 not including the rebate from the State for $20,000 and the 30% tax credit they  received from the federal government on the original cost.

The Electric Utility Advisory Board could not meet recently as there was no quorum. Peggy Fisher, a prominent member of this Board, resigned last month.because of lack of support by Staff and their decisions bypassing the Board.

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Letter to the Editor - Drew Martin on Solar in Lake Worth (Beach)

Letter to the Editor
Palm Beach Post
July 17, 2019 2019
Lake Worth throws shade on rooftop solar power

Twenty years ago I served on the Climate Change Committee for Lake Worth. The purpose of the committee was to establish policies that would make the city, now called Lake Worth Beach, more resilient to climate change.

Lake Worth Beach is now attempting to institute policies to discourage residents from installing solar power systems on their homes. On plastic single-use, the city has failed to take action to reduce its vendors at the Lake Worth Casino from offering single use plastics.

On solar installation, the city will vote to adopt a policy to discourage rooftop solar. It will put a solar limit of 10 kilowatts on city residents and businesses. It will not permit battery storage with solar installations, with the result that citizens will not have battery-stored power during outages. This will endanger the health and safety of residents. Solar provides a non-polluting and ultimately less expensive form of energy. With solar installations, citizens and businesses can profit from selling electricity back to the city utility. They will help prevent the long-term negative impacts of sea-level rise by reducing carbon.

Drew Martin, Lake Worth Beach

Editor’s note: Martin is conservation chair, Loxahatchee Group, Sierra Club.

This was discussed by the public during public commentary at last night's commission meeting.

Cover the Border Wall with Solar Panels

This should shut up the liberal weenies because they believe in solar energy, right? On top of everything else, Democrats need to realize that illegals can't continue to walk across our border --we are a nation of laws. Liberals have spread the word that we are a nation of free stuff...they need a Democratic vote that badly. And think about it, we can sell this power back to Mexico--a way for them to pay for the wall.

Chinese Solar Factory to build in U.S.

After Trump tariffs, Chinese solar company says it will build U.S. factory

Trump framed the actions as a way to encourage more foreign companies to move manufacturing operations on U.S soil. "A lot of manufacturers will be coming to the U.S. to build washing machines and also solar," he said last week.

Read about it... at the liberal's favorite news channel.

President Trump just keeps on winning.

Lake Worth Solar Field

The Lake Worth Solar Field was completed in December 2016. It can generate two percent of the city’s energy load – enough to power more than 250 homes per year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than four million pounds. That’s the equivalent of taking 400 cars off the road.

Solar Ribbon Cutting

Ribbon Cutting for the Lake Worth Solar Energy Project

Where: 1200 Washington Ave, Lake Worth, Fl

When: 2:00pm Tuesday, February 28th

Lake Worth Solar Energy Project - Ribbon Cutting

PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT
CITY OF LAKE WORTH
7 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
LAKE WORTH, FL 33460
LAKEWORTH.ORG

February 1, 2017

Contact: Ben Kerr, Communications Specialist
Phone: 561.586.1631
Email: bkerr@lakeworth.org

Ribbon Cutting – Lake Worth Solar Energy Project

On Tuesday, February 28th at 2:00pm Mayor Pam Triolo will unveil the Lake Worth Solar Energy Project located at 1200 Washington Avenue, Lake Worth, FL. The initial project developed 5 acres of an unused 63 acre landfill into a high capacity solar energy field.

The 2 megawatt (MW) solar plant is the first step in a long-term investment in solar that will make Lake Worth’s rates more competitive and position the City as a leader in renewable energy in Florida. While a few Florida cities, such as Jacksonville and Orlando, are buying solar power, Lake Worth is the state’s first municipality to own and operate a solar farm.

Lake Worth expects the initial 6,490 solar panels to generate about two percent of the City’s load – enough to power more than 230 homes per year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than four million pounds. That’s the equivalent of taking 445 cars off the road. Under its contract with Siemens, the city has the ability to increase the solar farm’s capacity to as much as 10MW at the same location.

“In addition to helping the City achieve energy and financial savings, this project also marks a major commitment to diversifying our energy portfolio to include clean and renewable energy sources.” ~ City of Lake Worth Mayor, Pam Triolo

Please contact Ben Kerr, the City of Lake Worth Communications Specialist with any questions or comments.

Lake Worth New Solar Field

View Video on progress of Lake Worth's 2 megawatt solar field

Ribbon cutting scheduled for October 11th has been cancelled.

Lake Worth Solar Energy Project

We will be "only the third Florida city to construct a Solar farm." This is a great use of our 64 acre property where 47 out of the 64 acres were land-filled. There was a huge scandal at the time involving Sun Recycling.

What we do for a few bucks

Florida Ballot Initiatives

The only one on the Tuesday Primary is Amendment 4, Solar devices, exemption from certain taxation--Please Vote YES.

2016  PRI

	Active	03/11/2016	SOLAR DEVICES OR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE DEVICES; EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT.	(4)	The Florida Legislature/House   (193)
2016  GEN	Active	03/11/2016	HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SENIOR, LOW-INCOME, LONG-TERM RESIDENTS; DETERMINATION OF JUST VALUE.	(5)	The Florida Legislature/House   (275)
2016  GEN	Active	07/21/2015	Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice	15-17  (1)	Consumers for Smart Solar
2016  GEN	Active	03/11/2016	TAX EXEMPTION FOR TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED FIRST RESPONDERS.	(3)	The Florida Legislature/House   (1009)
2016  GEN	Active	01/09/2015	Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions	15-01  (2)	People United for Medical Marijuana

Vote YES for Amendment 4

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Quote of the Day - Scott Maxwell - Solar in our Landfill

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“We have committed to lowering our carbon footprint - which is a major contributor to global warming -with real investments. We are replacing city owned street lights with energy efficient ones. This may be a small step – but if this were done by every city in the Nation, the impact would be substantial.

A major commitment taken by the City is the installation of a photovoltaic solar system at the old landfill. The new system will generate 2 megawatt of electricity and make Lake Worth a leader in the “green” energy field in Florida.”

 ~ Scott Maxwell

Read about it... and the recent Global Warming seminar attended by the three M's--Maxwell, McVoy and Maier.

As one person said to me who is in the know,

"Personally I believe that much of this "green energy" is a huge fraud being perpetrated on the utility consumers.  It shouldn't be difficult to compare the cost of purchasing 2 MWH of power from OUC and the cost of the same from the solar project. Of course we are talking about LW, they will obfuscate the information to support their ideologic perspective. There is no way that solar is comparable in cost, but they will promote the political correctness of the project. They have many other initiatives that should be addressed to the benefit the ratepayers. Short answer it is a waste of money, but a windfall for the people who sold LW a bill of goods."