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With electricity prices going up, new worries concerning global warming increasing, and the new solar technologies becoming available at such attractive prices, making electricity from the sun is certainly one of the smarter ways to help both the environment and the bank account.

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Some people consider our reliance on oil, gas, and coal powered electricity to be worrisome enough to be suggesting a massive new project to convert a large percentage of electrical generation in North America into a solar powered solution.

"High prices for gasoline and home heating oil are here to stay. The U.S. is at war in the Middle East at least in part to protect its foreign oil interests. And as China, India and other nations rapidly increase their demand for fossil fuels, future fighting over energy looms large. In the meantime, power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas, as well as vehicles everywhere, continue to pour millions of tons of pollutants and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere annually, threatening the planet.

Well-meaning scientists, engineers, economists and politicians have proposed various steps that could slightly reduce fossil-fuel use and emissions. These steps are not enough. The U.S. needs a bold plan to free itself from fossil fuels. Our analysis convinces us that a massive switch to solar power is the logical answer."
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The market for solar photovoltaic panels, which are cells made of crystalline silicon and used to turn sunlight into electricity, has grown by roughly 42% annually since 2002. The reasons for you to consider being part of this growth are very good indeed. Save money, be independant of the electrical grid (which as infrastructure become more and more worn over the years results in frequent power losses), and help cut back on the coal, natural gas, and oil consumption used to generate electricity.

The United States has the opportunity to position itself as a global leader in producing utility-scale solar power from its vast deserts, but it needs immediate and appropriate government support, a new report from the International Energy Agency says.

The study by the Paris-based energy policy adviser for developed nations says with R&D backing, adoption of feed-in tariffs and binding renewable energy portfolio standards, the U.S. and other sunny nations could accelerate the cost reductions needed for widespread deployment of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. [More Info]