Renewable lab report

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Data Summary Renewable energy comes from sources that can be replenished at no cost to the environment. There are many ways we can obtain renewable energy. Wind, solar, geothermal,

biomass, biogas, and small hydro are the most common energy supply sources. In California the most common current supply is natural gas measuring 38.5% and the current renewable is wind with 75.7%. After analyzing the raw data obtained, I noticed that demand was the highest in California when it was around 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with it being 28,610 megawatts. When looking at the monthly report of the solar energy demand in California, there has been an significant increase of solar maximum percent of load served by renewables. The demand highest peak differed on the first day compared to the second and third day. The second and third day decreased slightly since the demand was lower it went from 28,680 NW on the first day, 27,875 NW on the second day, and 27,568 NW third day. Fluctuations in solar energy supply and demand are related to the weather, time of day, and time of year. Weather such as overcast, rain, snow, hail, and severe weather all have an effect. Overcast reduces the amount of sunlight reaching solar panels, resulting in lower energy production. While, hail or extreme weather conditions can damage and disrupt solar energy systems. However, rain can be beneficial because it will wash away dust and debris that might accumulate on solar panels which can improve energy production. Furthermore, the time of day plays a role because during noon is when it peaks. Noon is when there is a lot of energy production but early in the morning and evening hours there are lower energy production. The time of year plays a role as well. In the summer energy production tends to be higher due to the longer days while winter it tends to be lower. Being able to know how all of these affect solar production allows us to manage the fluctuation and optimize the most solar energy.

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References https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/index.html https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-renewable-energy#:~:text=Renewable%20energy %20is%20energy%20derived,plentiful%20and%20all%20around%20us . https://www.caiso.com/Documents/MonthlyRenewablesPerformanceReport-Sep2023.html

Renewable lab report

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