The United States Is Using Just A Fraction Of The Solar Energy It Could

Written By Meredith Galante

Only 0.03% of the solar energy available for use in the United States is currently being harnessed to generate electricity for utilities.

The U.S. Department of Energy found that, of the solar energy technologies assessed, American solar projects produced only 133 terawatt-hours of solar energy in 2020 despite 386,646 terawatt-hours of potential solar energy being available.

The U.S. has enough renewable energy resources to generate 100 times the country’s electricity needs annually, but we’re not using it.

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Meredith Galante
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