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The Speed of Solar Growth Will Blow Your Mind

While the world often feels overwhelmed by challenging news, here’s a genuinely bright development that should make everyone smile: solar energy is growing at absolutely mind-blowing speeds across the globe. The numbers are so impressive they almost seem impossible, the world is now installing one gigawatt worth of solar infrastructure every 15 hours which equals the output of an entire coal plant. What makes this even more remarkable is the historical context. It took 68 years from the invention of the first solar cell in 1954 to reach one terawatt of global solar capacity, but just two years to hit the second terawatt in 2024.

The third terawatt is expected within mere months, showing how exponential this clean energy revolution has become. In 2024, renewables made up an astounding 96 percent of new energy demand worldwide, with the United States seeing 93 percent of new capacity coming from solar and wind alone. This explosive growth has been fueled by massive efficiency gains, manufacturing breakthroughs, and streamlined installation processes that make solar more accessible than ever. Perhaps most encouraging of all, researchers have found that the silver used in one 2010 solar panel would now be enough for around five modern panels, proving that this technology keeps getting better while using fewer resources.

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