‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.

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10.7cm #Solar Flux Index (SFI): 2026-03-29T22:00:00 : 153
Estimated #SSN from #SFI: 2026-03-29T22:00:00 : 141
Estimated Kp: 2026-03-30T06:43:00 : 2.67
EISN (observed SSN): 2026-03-30T00:00:00 : 125
SFI/Kp source: NOAA SWPC
EISN source: WDC-SILSO, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels

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Major X1.4 solar flare erupts from AR 4405, producing a large CME A major solar flare measuring X1.4 at its peak erupted from Active Region 4405 at 03:19 UTC on March 30, 2026. The event started at...

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