Solar Power in our future

Here’s an interesting graph that shows when solar energy will be competitive with fossil fuel generated energy. Its almost competitive now in Italy and many more places will find it competitive by 2020. Best to keep in mind however, that Solar generated electicity isn’t likely to ammount to more than 3 or 6% of our total electric needs. Here’s the story.

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