Solar power plants may be the future of energy, a future that is friendly to the earth and the environment. There are two main solar technologies that have been developed that can be used right now to minimize or eliminate fossil fuel usage; these are photovoltaic solar energy and thermal solar energy. Solar power offers many benefits that include independence from fossil fuels, power sources that are diverse, lower energy prices, higher employment rates, better local economies, and energy sources that can be close to where they are needed, minimizing needed transportation.

We build solar plants for the benefits they offer. The United States produces and uses the most solar power in the entire world, but we can do much more because even with this fact, less than 1 percent of the electricity in the United States is produced using solar energy. Until recently, many people did not want to use solar energy because it was considered unpredictable and expensive, but this has changed. Photovoltaic panels are installed on roofs or other structures. These panels transform sunlight into electricity. Technology and research have come together to make solar power affordable and reliable, and this has allowed solar power plants to be built and to operate.

Fossil fuels cause many problems such as global strife, high fuel prices, environmental harm, high transport costs, and many others. Solar power plants could be the answer to all of these problems because this renewable energy source can help end dependence on fossil fuels by offering a substitute energy that has many benefits and almost no disadvantages. We build solar power plants to lessen the strain on the earth and damage that we do daily by burning fossil fuels, clearing the rain forests, and other methods that can cause irreparable environmental harm. Solar energy is clean, safe, and abundant. No one on earth will need to be dependent on other countries that can threaten to cut production and raise oil prices at the drop of a hat.

3 Responses to “Solar power plants may save humanity”

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   treating panic attacks Says:
   

   Thanks for an honest and truthful post, the like of which is surprisingly rare and all the more valuable for it. Regards, John.

   August 23rd, 2010 at 1:58 am
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   BLUFART Says:
   

   If this was such a viable idea it would have been done already, the costs to create enough solor power to offset oil is ten times more expensive. Real good Idea.

   May 7th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
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   Vladimir Z. Says:
   

   Solar energy is a good alternative to fossil fuels and while many people feel that the sun has to be shining in order for it to work, this is not necessarily the case. These energy plants can store up considerable amounts of energy for use on overcast days.

   January 17th, 2009 at 10:42 pm

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