Doing Good by Doing Solar

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feature-0-1373636713767.jpg For those of us who live in communities traversed by power lines, it's hard to imagine life without electricity. But large swaths of the globe remain without this modern necessity. About one-fifth of the world, or 1.3 to 1.6 billion people, live in energy poverty, mostly in sub-Sahara Africa and parts of Asia, and to a smaller extent in Latin America and the Middle East.

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  • ggunn
    ggunn Solar Expert Posts: 1,973 ✭✭✭
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    I wonder how much loss of the array's power those kids are causing by standing where they are... 8)
  • Cariboocoot
    Cariboocoot Banned Posts: 17,615 ✭✭✭
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    I wonder how long before the con artists start some "Solar for Africa" charity to sucker people into investing in solar installs in 3rd world countries - installs that never get built. :grr
  • ggunn
    ggunn Solar Expert Posts: 1,973 ✭✭✭
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    I wonder how long before the con artists start some "Solar for Africa" charity to sucker people into investing in solar installs in 3rd world countries - installs that never get built. :grr
    Will they bring Sally Struthers out of retirement? :D