What are some of the advantages of solar energy use?

Advantages of solar energy include: it’s free, its supplies are unlimited, it produces no direct air or water pollution, and it’s useful for remote areas that are not connected to the main electricity grid.

Cities across the country are realizing the benefits of solar energy:[1]

• Power from secure, domestic energy
• Sustainable, "green" urban development
• Clean energy production that helps meet greenhouse gas reduction targets and climate change goals
• Development of new economic opportunities.

Research by Diane Meade