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SOLAR Top 5 Solar Producers In the World TATI Top Ten States with Solar Installations 1. California 2. New Jersey 3. Colorado Density of U.S. Solar Business Locations GERMANY 9,785MW 4. Arizona 100,000 People Working (as of 2011) 5. Nevada 6. Florida 7. Pennsylvania 8. New York 9. New Mexico 10. North Carolina New U.S. Solar Installations 2500 2000 The cost of power generated by fossil fuels goes up an average of 4% per year. The cost of generating power with solar panels has dropped an average of 10% per year. 1500 1000 500 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 $12 $10 $8 Average Price for Solar Installations $6 $4 $2 (in dollars per Watt) $- SPAIN 3,386MW JAPAN 2,633MW 1MW of Solar Power reduces CO2 emission by the same amount as planting 400 Acres of Trees U.S.A. 1,650MW ITALY 1,167MW The Co2 emissions reduced by installing 1 Megawatt of solar power would be the equivalent of taking 3,210,000 driving miles off the highway A single Megawatt of solar capacity can power 150-250 homes Information Provided By: Solar Energy Industries Association 10 Houses = 1 Acre = 1 Mega Watt (MW) !! Megawatts (MW) 1998 6661 6007 2010 2011 666