🔁Mario Nawfal:
THE SUN: EARTH’S ORIGINAL POWER OUTLET
Before humans built power plants or argued about oil, the sun was already blasting Earth with more energy each hour than we use in an entire year.
That same sun—93 million miles away and 10,000°F on the surface—could meet 100% of global energy needs if we captured just 6% of the light that hits Earth.
Yet solar still provides less than 5% of U.S. electricity. Why? Old habits, cloudy weather, and fossil fuel lobbyists with deep pockets.
Unlike coal or oil, sunlight won’t run out for 5 billion years, doesn’t require drilling, and doesn’t pollute.
Every country gets sunlight, so even remote villages without power lines can install panels.
Modern solar tech is efficient—over 20%, up from single digits in the 1980s—and keeps improving while prices fall.
Solar jobs are booming too: 22 million expected by 2050, up from 3.8 million a decade ago.
Solar panels are quiet, reliable, and last 25+ years with barely any maintenance.
When you’re done with them, they’re recyclable.
They can power a skyscraper or a single lightbulb.
They even earn money—extra electricity gets sold back to the grid. In short: solar isn’t just an energy source; it’s the only star in the sky that pays rent.
Source: enelgreenpower
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THE SUN: EARTH’S ORIGINAL POWER OUTLET
Before humans built power plants or argued about oil, the sun was already blasting Earth with more energy each hour than we use in an entire year.
That same sun—93 million miles away and 10,000°F on the surface—could meet 100% of global energy needs if we captured just 6% of the light that hits Earth.
Yet solar still provides less than 5% of U.S. electricity. Why? Old habits, cloudy weather, and fossil fuel lobbyists with deep pockets.
Unlike coal or oil, sunlight won’t run out for 5 billion years, doesn’t require drilling, and doesn’t pollute.
Every country gets sunlight, so even remote villages without power lines can install panels.
Modern solar tech is efficient—over 20%, up from single digits in the 1980s—and keeps improving while prices fall.
Solar jobs are booming too: 22 million expected by 2050, up from 3.8 million a decade ago.
Solar panels are quiet, reliable, and last 25+ years with barely any maintenance.
When you’re done with them, they’re recyclable.
They can power a skyscraper or a single lightbulb.
They even earn money—extra electricity gets sold back to the grid. In short: solar isn’t just an energy source; it’s the only star in the sky that pays rent.
Source: enelgreenpower
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