The joy of finding a new dataset to explore enflamed my modeling focus more than was justified. IT WAS GREAT TO BE LOOKING FOR STORIES IN A BRAND NEW DATASET! Challenge #1: Monthly data from the power utility was too … Continue reading →
This post continues the deeper dive into power production of a residential solar array. The last post on solar output looked at daily variability of this solar array in June 2024. Variability from cloud cover in this geographic location, 45 … Continue reading →
Food Price Fun compares the theory of food prices to practices of buying food. On the one hand the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) food prices provide the benchmark for the macroeconomy of food. But … Continue reading →
One hundred and one years ago, USDA began counting the production of soybeans on US farms. This is not because that is when farmers began harvesting soybeans for grain. No. This is when the quantity of soybean production was sufficient … Continue reading →
