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National Solar Tour: What's on your roof?

Series: Good Dirt Radio Stories
From: Tom Bartels
Length: 00:05:02

Should you install solar on your home? Read the full description.

Handsshovel_small How accessible is solar power to most of us? Is it worth the investment? Is if practical? According to the National Renewable Energy Lab, the sunlight that falls on the United States in one day contains more energy than Americans use in a year. The American Solar Energy Society sponsors the National Solar Tour as it has every October since 1996. It’s become the largest public renewable energy education event in the world! Find out how you can become involved in learning more about this huge energy potential.

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How accessible is solar power to most of us? Is it worth the investment? Is if practical? According to the National Renewable Energy Lab, the sunlight that falls on the United States in one day contains more energy than Americans use in a year. The American Solar Energy Society sponsors the National Solar Tour as it has every October since 1996. It’s become the largest public renewable energy education event in the world! Find out how you can become involved in learning more about this huge energy potential.

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