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Solar Facts

• Each day more solar energy falls on Earth than the total amount of energy our world's 5.9 billion population would consume in 27 years (based on 1995 levels).
• Photovoltaic modules recover their environmental and recycling costs within eighteen months of their use.
• Over its lifetime, a 50 watt solar module operating in Canada will produce more than 5 MWh of power.
• The main component of photovoltaic modules is silicon, the prevalent component of sand. The amorphous silicon cells manufactured from one ton of sand could produce as much electricity as burning 500,000 tons of coal.
• Photovoltaic modules covering less than 0.3% of the land in the United States, equivalent to 25% of the area currently occupied by railroads, could provide all of the electrical power required by the United States.
• A 1kWp PV system will prevent 136 kgs of CO₂ from entering the atmosphere each month.

Wind Facts

• Global wind energy potential is roughly five times the world's current use of electricity.
• For four years running, the Worldwatch Institute has considered wind power the world's fastest growing energy source, growing 35% in 1998 to 9600 megawatts.
• Quebec's Regie d'Energie has recommended installing a minimum of 50 mW of installed wind capacity each year for nine years beginning in 2001.
• The use of 100 kWh of wind power is equivalent to the environment benefit of planting 1/2 acre of trees and not driving 3860 km each month.

Another fact

• Second to Australia, Canada is the largest per capita user of energy in the world.