A study in Nature found that smoke from 2023 Canadian wildfires reduced solar electricity generation across North America and Europe by 6.38 TWh over five months, a 2.8% drop. This caused an estimated $1.9 billion economic loss and 2.1 megatons of CO2 emissions. The smoke blocked sunlight, affecting solar panels far from the fires.
Canadian wildfires cut solar power by 6.38 TWh in 2023
Source: Times of India