Last year the world built more new solar capacity than every other power source combined.

[Jessica-stormlover]

Solar is reliable and cheap!!! It is very likely that it will become the majority source for energy over the next 20 to 30 years...Unless fusion comes.

 

[Jessica-stormlover]

 

[Jessica-stormlover]

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

You'd have to cover the whole country with windmills and solar panels for it to work.

 

[Jessica-stormlover]

 

[Jessica-stormlover]

 

[Anathema]

Yep. All sorts of solar being built. I personally know of at least 45 MW of solar that are sitting useless because the grid cannot support the load or because they have been unable to procure the protective relays and switches necessary to complete the installation.

Great investment.

 

[elektra]

Technically it was bought by the US government from china

 

[Captain Caveman]

Solar is reliable and cheap!!! It is very likely that it will become the majority source for energy over the next 20 to 30 years...Unless fusion comes.

What's the negative effect on the planet? A report stated that if you were to cover the Sahara Desert in solar panels, the knock on effect would destroy the Amazon Rainforest.

So what damage are more solar panels doing elsewhere in the world? There's a possibility they're causing droughts, floods, fires etc..