2026-09-19 23:50 UTC
@Edent@mastodon.social How cool! I asked my cousin why more people in the desert region of California don't use solar panels to power their A/C and she very gently reminded me of a little complication called earthquakes!
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@pmcneil@aus.social 2026-09-20 00:56
@kimlockhartga@beige.party @Edent@mastodon.social better to have solar panels and Earth Quakes than Nuclear Power Stations and Earth Quakes.
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@trouble@masto.ai 2026-09-21 16:59
@kimlockhartga@beige.party @Edent@mastodon.social quakes are the least troublesome. "Complete list of earthquakes in CA over 6.0 since 1926" only 62 over 100 years, but quakes are very localized. Grouping by county, only hit 20 (of 58) counties, with a median of 2 quakes per 100 years. I take quakes (and solar panels on my roof) over hurricanes and tornadoes which are far more frequent (up to 2000/yr!). If you were really worried, you can also ground mount instead of putting them on your roof.