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For example, a 2023 study [2] on Western United States found that #solar #photovoltaics (PV) "energy production decreases 8.3 % on average during high #smoke days at PV sites as compared to similar conditions without smoke present." [2]

However, #ClimateChange and human factors both contribute. This is because "#ClimateChange is increasing the #probability of ‘fire weather’" [1], but this increased #FireDangerByWeather acts on existing #ignitions, either natural or human-caused.