Duke Energy prepares for solar eclipse that will knock out several hundred solar farms in NC | News & Observer: "North Carolina has the nation’s second-highest power capacity in solar farms, exceeding 3,000 megawatts. With that amount of solar energy going dark, a total eclipse will be comparable to several nuclear reactors rapidly shutting down. This abrupt drop-off in electricity could cause a major disruption to the power grid, creating a surge in demand for backup power, with the potential for local power outages. But a Duke spokeswoman says the utility’s customers should see no interruption of power.
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