The charts above shows world energy consumption and US energy consumption by many types of energys
This graph shows how the amount of Solar Power that is generated in U.S. has increased every year. The scientists predict that we'll be able to produce about 17 megawatthours per day in future. The more we produce the solar energy, the more we'll be able to use it.
http://energy.gov/articles/solar-generation-has-bright-future\
We have consumed about 0.7 quadrillion BTUs in 2010. This graph shows that solar energy consumption has increased since 1950, when they had consumed about 0.0 quadrillion BTUs.
http://energy.gov/articles/solar-generation-has-bright-future
This shows how solar energy consumption is only 0.1% compared to all of other energy sources in United States.
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/energy-overview/solar/
Facts about Consumption of Solar Energy...
Solar energy is the most used energy resource on earth. 173,000 terawatts of solar energy strikes the Earth continuously-that's more than 10,000 times the world's total energy use.
http://energy.gov/articles/top-6-things-you-didn't-know-about-solar-energy (5)
The demand of solar energy in the U.S. had grown 25% per year for the past 15 years.
Source: US Department of Energy; available: www.solardecathlon.org/pdfs/media_kit_2009.pdf (5)
Around 10,000 homes in the U.S. run exclusively on solar electricity.
Source: Home Power Magazines (5)
Source: "Home solar panels doubled electic output last year." U.S.A. Today, April 2010: (5)http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/04/homes-solar-panels-doubled-electric-output-last-year/1
The total energy from the sun that reaches the earth every year is 454 times annual global energy consumption.
Source: US Department of Energy; available: www.solardecathlon.org/pdfs/media_kit_2009.pdf (5)
