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Can Solar, Storage and Efficiency Help Us Survive Winters Like This?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Eight percent of those deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Without electricity or heat, some people apparently turned to portable generators, which can fill a home with carbon monoxide exhaust. In 2021, Winter Storm Uri killed at least 246 Texans.

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Five Reasons You Should Switch to a Heat Pump at Home

Enviromental Defense

Heat pumps run on electricity and do not emit any greenhouse gasses so using one will be part of your contribution to reducing the effects of climate change. Heat pumps are an all-in-one appliance which provides heating and cooling in the same unit. If this goes unnoticed, it could cause carbon monoxide poisoning.

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How Are Solar Panels Made?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Solar panels generated almost 4 percent of electricity in the US in 2021, up from less than 1 percent in 2015. In some places that number is much higher; for example, 17% of California’s electricity generation came from solar in 2021. Even more encouraging, by 2030, the solar industry aims to generate nearly a third of US electricity.