Solar Energy is More than Competitive

Prices for Solar electricity have dropped 90 percent in the last decade, and keep on falling.
Solar is now competitive with traditional fossil fuels almost everywhere, including America’s Heartland.

Wall Street Journal: Battery Breakthroughs Helping Solar and Wind overtake Natural Gas Generation for Electricity

 

When Needed, Solar Energy Can be Stored

In most areas, renewable energy fits right into the existing grid, with no need for storage.
As renewables become larger part of the grid, many technologies exist to provide energy storage, and Michigan leads the world in this technology.

 

Solar energy exists in harmony with existing land use, including farm land.


In fact, solar energy enhances farm income and resilience during unpredictable times like today.

 

Solar Energy is Not Polluting



According to the Department of Energy, there has never been an instance of solar installations affecting ground water.