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Solar Energy

Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of solar power and the federal government’s tax credits that support solar energy.

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Solar energy is created when energy from the sun is absorbed into photovoltaic, or PV, panels that convert the sun’s energy into electric current. Within the United States, solar energy is one of the fastest-growing sources of renewable energy.

I. Advantages of Solar

Solar energy can provide a variety of environmental advantages when compared to fossil-fuel-energy sources. Solar energy also provides reliability advantages when compared to other renewable-energy sources.

A. Renewability

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