What if Solar Power Grew as Fast as Facebook?

Solar power grows 60% each year. But what if Solar grew as fast as ? facebook. Day 1: 72.88 MW added -- enough to power 12,000 homes Day 2: 145.99 MW added -- enough to power 24,000 homes E TW Day 15: All of Vermont powered by added solar Day 31: All of Alaska powered by added solar ALASA 14 months: All of California powered by added solar 100 TW 29 months: All of US coal capacity replaced by added solar 3.5 years: All of US powered by new solar Usma SAS OF ARICA 3.7 years: All global coal replaced with solar 4.7 years: All of the globe powered by solar | Growth rate of Facebook Growth rate of solar 102 114 120 Growth rate over time (months) It may not be like joining Facebook, but if you have a neighbor that already installed solar you're 222% more likely to do so yourself Sources: http://www.imsresearch.com - http://www.ren21.net/ - http://www.eia.doe.gov/ 1BOG.org Output in terawatts Solar power grows 60% each year. But what if Solar grew as fast as ? facebook. Day 1: 72.88 MW added -- enough to power 12,000 homes Day 2: 145.99 MW added -- enough to power 24,000 homes E TW Day 15: All of Vermont powered by added solar Day 31: All of Alaska powered by added solar ALASA 14 months: All of California powered by added solar 100 TW 29 months: All of US coal capacity replaced by added solar 3.5 years: All of US powered by new solar Usma SAS OF ARICA 3.7 years: All global coal replaced with solar 4.7 years: All of the globe powered by solar | Growth rate of Facebook Growth rate of solar 102 114 120 Growth rate over time (months) It may not be like joining Facebook, but if you have a neighbor that already installed solar you're 222% more likely to do so yourself Sources: http://www.imsresearch.com - http://www.ren21.net/ - http://www.eia.doe.gov/ 1BOG.org Output in terawatts Solar power grows 60% each year. But what if Solar grew as fast as ? facebook. Day 1: 72.88 MW added -- enough to power 12,000 homes Day 2: 145.99 MW added -- enough to power 24,000 homes E TW Day 15: All of Vermont powered by added solar Day 31: All of Alaska powered by added solar ALASA 14 months: All of California powered by added solar 100 TW 29 months: All of US coal capacity replaced by added solar 3.5 years: All of US powered by new solar Usma SAS OF ARICA 3.7 years: All global coal replaced with solar 4.7 years: All of the globe powered by solar | Growth rate of Facebook Growth rate of solar 102 114 120 Growth rate over time (months) It may not be like joining Facebook, but if you have a neighbor that already installed solar you're 222% more likely to do so yourself Sources: http://www.imsresearch.com - http://www.ren21.net/ - http://www.eia.doe.gov/ 1BOG.org Output in terawatts