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| Renewable Energy Information: Solar Power What is Solar Power?  Energy from the sun can be used to generate electricity, heat water, and regulate building temperatures and is often cheaper than conventional, non-renewable sources. Several different technologies can be used to turn the sun's energy into a usable form.
The generation of electricity from the sun can be achieved either by using the sun's light to generate electricity directly (photovoltaic technologies) or by using the sun's heat to increase the temperature of a single heat source, that is then used to generate electricity. |