{"id":1165,"date":"2015-09-28T11:47:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T18:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2015-10-21T14:14:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T21:14:38","slug":"solar-energy-roofing-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/solar-energy-roofing-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know: Interesting Facts About Solar Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;padding: 0 0 10px 10px\" class=\"interactive_right\"><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' src='\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/tweet_button.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Fsolar-energy-roofing-facts%2F&amp;text=Did You Know: Interesting Facts About Solar Energy&amp;count=vertical&amp;lang=' style='width:65px; height:65px;' ><\/iframe><\/div><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe src='\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Fsolar-energy-roofing-facts%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=65&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:65px; height:21px;' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><h2>Surprising Facts About Solar Energy\u00a0in California and Abroad<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/solar-energy-roofing-facts\/facts-about-solar-energy-600-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facts-about-solar-energy-600-web.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,399\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Hans Martens, Rotterdam, Nederland&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Concentrated Solar Power Plant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facts-about-solar-energy-600-web-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facts-about-solar-energy-600-web.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-1167 alignright\" title=\"Solar Energy Power Production \" src=\"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facts-about-solar-energy-600-web.jpg\" alt=\"Concentrated Solar Tiles for Power Plant\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facts-about-solar-energy-600-web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facts-about-solar-energy-600-web-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/facts-about-solar-energy-600-web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since the U.S. Department of Energy began investing in solar in the 1980s, this environmentally-friendly energy source has continued to grow in popularity. In fact, given the incredible surge in interest in solar that\u2019s developed over the past 5 years or so (hat tip: Elon Musk), California may be poised to witness a veritable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/\">solar energy<\/a> revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these fun facts about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/SolarSolutions.html\">solar solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Solar tiles collect energy from the most abundant energy source\u00a0available on our planet.<\/strong> &#8211; The sun supplies the Earth with 173,000 terawatts of continuous energy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. A single CSP (Concentrating Solar Power) plant can supply power to thousands.<\/strong> &#8211; One average sized CSP plant generates enough power for 70,000 homes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Italy and Germany love solar.<\/strong> &#8211; Although any homeowner can invest in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/faqs.html\">solar energy roofing<\/a>, solar energy gets the most attention in Italy and Germany.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Spacecrafts utilize solar energy.<\/strong> &#8211; Since the 1960&#8217;s, orbiting satellites have put solar energy to good use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. California&#8217;s Mojave Desert houses the world&#8217;s largest solar energy project.<\/strong> &#8211; The Mojave Desert project includes 350,000 mirrors and will generate power for 140,000 homes.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">[See Also: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/history.html\">History of Solar Energy<\/a>]<\/h4>\n<h2>Bringing Solar Energy Roofing to Your Bay Area Home<\/h2>\n<p>Curious about exploring a solar solution for your home&#8217;s energy needs? The experienced solar roofing installers at Century Roof &amp; Solar can help. 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