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- In one hour the sun releases upon the earth, the amount of energy that the entire world population uses in one year.
- In one day, the sun releases upon New York State, the amount of energy needed to power the state for one year
- Over 2 billion people in the world have no access to electricity. Photo Voltaic power systems are the answer.
- Americans account for 5% of the worlds population but consume 25% of the worlds energy.
- Solar cells are made from silicon (sand), one of the most abundant elements on this planet.
- The total amount of fossil fuels used by humans since the beginning of civilization is equivalent to less than 30 days of sunshine.
- All the energy in the earth’s reserves of coal, oil, and natural gas equal just 20 days of energy produced by the sun, but only 1% of that solar energy is used to generate power.
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- One year’s worth of solar energy on one acre of land in West Texas equals the energy of 800 barrels of oil. Texas has more solar energy potential than any other U.S. state.
- If you covered 10,000 square miles of land in the American Southwest, it would generate enough power to meet the energy needs of the entire United States. Although this seems like a lot of land, the US has strip-mined an equivalent amount for coal.
- Half of the solar panels produced worldwide are consumed by Japan in their residential sector.
- The average US taxpayer pays almost 100 times as much in subsidies for fossil fuels as he does for solar energy.