Will solar panels kill the utility companies?
(NaturalNews) Ever since solar panels became popular, there has been one question the utility companies have been afraid to ask. And that is, how long before solar kills the grid? And more importantly, is it even possible? (Story by Joshua Krause, republished from ReadyNutrition.com.)
Let me answer that with an image.
What's being depicted here, is how much of the Earth's surface would have to be covered in solar panels to fuel the world's electricity needs. That image comes from a graduate thesis from a college student in Germany.[1] That large square titled "Welt" is all we would need to power the human race, and it's about 158×158 miles in size. Obviously, making a 25,000 square mile solar farm wouldn't be practical in real life, but it illustrates a point. Using solar to replace many of our current fuels is feasible. There's only one thing that's preventing it from happening. It all boils down to the affordability and capacity of rechargeable batteries.
