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A quick look at some of the things that make solar energy work (or not):

Solar energy is for everyone! And apparently affordable too. Image by Flickr user Edwinek.
Percentage of electricity in US supplied by solar: <1%
Number of times more solar panels installed in Germany than US: 3x
Number of times more solar energy produced by Italy than the US: 3x
Record high cost for a barrel of oil: $147
Cost to produce equivalent amount of energy in an oil barrel with solar panels: $450
Cost of coal generated electricity: $0.07/kwh
Percentage of worldwide solar panels manufactured in US: 5%
Percentage decrease in solar panel costs due to Chinese investment in recent years: 50%
Estimated continued cost reduction in solar energy production: 5-8%/year
Solar panelled homes: Premium selling price
Average cost of installing 3100 watt solar system on your home: $17,000
Average premium due to solar system installation: $17,000
Energy production of world’s largest solar farm in Canada: 80 megawatts
Energy production from world’s future largest solar farm in South Africa: 5000 megawatts
Future of solar energy/world energy production: Spaced based solar power
Proposed space solar power project by NASA by 2050: $3 trillion
Energy produced: 2000 MW – 5000 MW
US annual electric energy consumption: 3,700,000 MW
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