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Solar Electricity Basics

Solar energy is an abundant resource. As we transit away from finite and polluting fossil fuels, clean, reliable, and affordable renewable technologies such as solar electricity will become the mainstay of our energy supply. This book provides an understanding of the sun, solar energy, and solar electric systems.
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Solar energy is an abundant resource. As we transit away from finite & polluting fossil fuels, clean, reliable, & affordable renewable technologies such as solar electricity will become the mainstay of our energy supply. This book provides an understanding of the sun, solar energy, & solar electric systems.

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Electric - A general term for the flow of electric charge
sun - A star at the centre of the solar system.
Solar - the sun and the energy from the sun.
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