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Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more? | Popular Science

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The cost of renewable energy, and solar in particular, has plummeted in the last decade. So why has there not been a green revolution?

Solar panels have gotten more efficient—and cheaper—without you even realizing. Pixabay Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Email address Sign up Thank you! By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe at any time. Many of us might assume that the reason so much energy still comes from gas and coal power plants is simple economics: those fuels are cheaper. But though it was

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