Usually, it comes as a surprise to most people when they learn that solar energy as a source of power may have emerged in the 1950s, but it has been used for more than 2500 years for a number of different tasks. Some of them included cooking, heating, and other necessary tasks to make life more efficient.
It took quite some time for civilization to realize that if the sun’s rays can heat our bodies, they can also be used for various other purposes. Hence, here are some interesting facts about solar energy from the time it emerged till today when it’s already leaping into prominence.
- The United States of America is so far the world’s third-largest generator and market for solar energy, the first largest being China.
- Within the United States, California generates the highest amount of solar energy for both homes and businesses.
- As a homeowner, it’s possible for you to experience “break-even” on your solar panel installation within or under a decade.
- So far, there’s no source you can set up faster than solar panels
- It’s expected that in the next three decades, the average solar energy system can significantly reduce pollution.
- The Mojave Desert is home to the world’s biggest solar energy plant, at around 1000 acres.
- The first solar energy cell was developed by Bell Laboratories back in the 1950s.
- So far, in the US alone, over two million solar energy systems have been installed.
In the end, it is our social responsibility to the planet that we collectively work towards switching to renewable energy to power our homes and businesses. By choosing to install solar panels in our homes, we can take the first step to lower our carbon footprint, and reduce global warming, which will eventually change the growing dilemma of climate change.
