Solar Energy: Roadway Towards a Renewable Future

• Provide electricity to remote areas where conventional power is too costly or difficult to reach.
• Reduce the effects of UV rays on roofing materials.
• Many uses, including, but not limited to:

1. Oil and natural gas pipeline monitoring and automation systems
2. Power for the telecommunications industry
3. Solar-powered traffic signals
4. Water pumping
5. Remote instrumentation

• Vaccine refrigeration

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1. Price declined by 9% to $2.73/watt in Q2 2014.
2. Average price of a residential PV installation in Q2 2014 was $3.92/watt, 41% lower than 2010.
3. Since the second quarter of 2010, the average price of a solar panel has declined by 64%.

• Since the second quarter of 2010, the average price of a solar panelhas declined by 64%.
• Together, the new solar electric capacity projected to be added in 2014 will generate enough clean energy to power over 1.5 million average American homes.
• There are nearly.143000 solar workers in the U.S., a nearly 20 percent increase over employment totals in 2012.