The Promise of Solar Power

Solar power systems have been around for a long time. When the technology first became available solar cells where heralded to be the end of the oil crisis and the energy crisis. We suddenly had plentiful free energy, all of it coming from the sun. Within ten years solar power systems were predicted to heat and power our homes and businesses. Some people even thought we would be driving solar-powered cars soon, with long, sleek shapes covered with solar panels.

Unfortunately, the reality didn’t quite match up with the dream. Solar panels were expensive to manufacture, and unless you had a lot of panels exposed to a lot of sunlight, solar power systems didn’t produce very much power. However, now that we’re seeing more refinement in solar power technology, we may be witnessing a rebirth in solar power systems, at least in certain environments.
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