Good news - but I'm having a whinge also...........................

Australia is blessed with a really good climate.

• The only areas where snow is likely to happen out in regional areas and contribute to a great tourism destination - for local and international tourists.
• Cyclones in tropical zones happen a lot less often than in other parts of the world
• Droughts and floods are hazards, of course, but they are balanced by the benefits of living in productive farming areas or beautiful scenery for 95% of the time without these extreme weather conditions.

We also have a LOT of sunshine. Today, in Sydney, in mid-winter, it was about 20 degrees (even warmer yesterday) and there was hardly a cloud in the sky all day. 

So, Australia is perfect country, I'd have thought, to have thought, to have a significant proportion of our energy needs provided by solar power.

Yet, we seem to be so far behind, when compared to other counties.

 OK , less have a break from my whinge to read some GOOD news from the USA.

California USA is often compared to Australia in a number of ways. 

• San Francisco/Sydney as large coastal cities with beautiful harbours and other features
• A dryer/desert inland away from the coast, with beautiful natural features
• LOTS of sunshine

So, when I read today that, earlier this month, solar power plants (that's not including private solar cells on homes and office building, by the way) contributed over half of the power demand in San Francisco during a recent heat wave, I was really impressed.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/california-powered-6-million-homes-solar-energy-beats-state-record_us_578f94b3e4b07c722ebd24ec?utm_hp_ref=good-news

Which, i'm afraid, brings me back to my whinge.......................................

WHY NOT HERE???