How a bird started a fire at a California solar farm

  • 📰 latimes
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 18 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 82%

Energy Energy Headlines News

Energy Energy Latest News,Energy Energy Headlines

It didn’t end well for the power plant — or the bird.

It may be safe for a bird to land on an electrical wire, but not on two of them at once.

“One wing touches each of the conductors, and they turn into a light bulb,” said Zach Nichols, a Cal Fire battalion chief. “Happens all the time.” The blaze damaged power poles and wires at the 250-megawatt plant and knocked out 84% of its generating capacity, causing an estimated $8 million to $9 million in losses, the company said.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Solar and wind farms are destroying our deserts and mountains while at the same time killing off wildlife. These things are also incredible eyesores as well.

Karma works in all mysterious ways

Solar farms and wind farms kill birds.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 11. in ENERGY

Energy Energy Latest News, Energy Energy Headlines