Solar eclipse time articles
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Letters to the Editor: A $24 monthly fee for power? It's time for solar users to go off grid
To the editor: The year was 2004. California had already passed net metering laws to encourage residents and businesses to install rooftop solar. I bit and plunked down tens of thousands of dollars for a system. My electric bill went to zero, and I was happy. ("Regulators approve sweeping change to the way most Californians are billed for electricity," May 9) Southern California Edison and other private utilities were not. So, they went to work, playing the long game. They convinced the...
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Severe geomagnetic storm watch issued for first time in nearly 20 years amid "unusual" solar event
A severe G4 geomagnetic storm could emerge on Friday, triggering a watch for a storm of this magnitude from NOAA officials for the first time in nearly 20 years. The watch comes after days of solar activity that seemingly sent several explosions of plasma and magnetic fields toward Earth. G4s are the second-strongest form of geomagnetic storms and are known to potentially cause widespread voltage control problems. According to NOAA, they can also cause some protective systems to "trip out key...
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John Mulaney Hosts a Talk Show For a Good Time, Not a Long Time
This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days a week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. If there’s one net positive of Peak TV, it’s the streamers' need for content and their propensity to cozy up to established names with big ideas to feed the beast. For every dull cash grab (made by A-listers who just need a new beach house, for viewers with one eye on their phones) we get something delightfully weird that feels like it...