Has solar even cracked 1% of US electric generation yet.
After 40+ years...
Can’t be competitive economically unless you have cheap and abundant energy.
Facepalm indeed. Mega Facepalm.
Major energy sources and percent share of total U.S. electricity generation in 2014:
Coal = 39%
Natural gas = 27%
Nuclear = 19%
Hydropower = 6%
Other renewables = 7%
Biomass = 1.7%
Geothermal = 0.4%
Solar = 0.4%
Wind = 4.4%
Petroleum = 1%
Other gases < 1%
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3
SOLAR: ZERO POINT FOUR PERCENT!