Introduction

oil pump and solar panelsIf you’ve been following the ongoing battle between solar energy vs. fossil fuels, it might seem like the predominant resources on which the global economy depends – oil, coal, and natural gas – will be completely phased out of existence in 2017. 

In reality, these resources still power most of the planet,  while renewable resources like solar and wind only contribute some two to three percent of global energy capacity. This reality check begs the following question: how does solar really stack up against fossil fuels, and why is there so much excitement about the growth of solar?

This reality check begs the following question: how do renewable resources really stack up against fossil fuels and why is there so much excitement about the growth of solar?

What do you think?

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