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themostpowerfulsourceofenergyontheplanetisactuallyoutinspace

itsoursunmoreenergyfallsassunlightontheusinasingleday

thanitusesinayear

butitsbeendifficulttoturnthatsunlightintoelectricity

manyofusalreadyusesomesolarenergy

buttheworldhasabigappetiteforpowerandsolarpowerhastobecompetitivelypricedandreliable

onegoodrolemodelisincalifornia

sacremenothestatecapitalisoneofthenationsleadersandsolarpower

manynewhomesareequippedwithsolarcellsandsolarpanels

shadeparkinglotsandcitybuildings

butmostimportantlypsycrimentalhasshownthatbuyinginbulkcandramaticallyreducethepriceperunit

andthatpeoplecanactuallysavemoneyusingsolarpowerormakemoneycalifornia

alongwithmanyotherstateshasstartednetmetetery

itletscitizensselltheirextrasolarpowerbacktotheutilityforexactlytheprice

theywouldotherwisebepayingforit

iftheyuselesspower

thantheyproducedtheutilitysendsthemajackdeepincaliforniasmohaveydeserttheresasolargeneratingplanthatdwarfsallothers

thecramorsolarjunctionpowerfacilitycoveringmorethanonethousandacrescreatesmoreenergyfromsolarpower

thaneveryothersolarpanelinamericacombinedonehundredfiftymegawatsinallwhichatthatfullcapacityisenoughpowerfortheresidentialneedsabouthhalfmillionpeopleunlikephotovoaultayexistmswhichcapturetheenergyinthesunlight

directlythesemeersreflectthewhiteontoittubefilledwithsyntheticoil

thesevenhundreddegreeoilthengoesintoaboiler

thatrunsanelectricturbine

eachsegmentalsohasabackupnaturalgasgeneratorsorainorshy

theycanalwayssupplythepowerlostangelesexpectswhilecreatingverylittlecarbondioxideorsmog

assureasthesunrisessolarpowerisbeginningtofulfillitspromise