3minute speech of solar power: the weapon against pollution
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Without question, moving to cleaner sources of energy is the number one way to protect our environment today. We need to take steps now to reduce our use of polluting fossil fuels and we need to do it quickly to address both the long-term impacts of climate change and to protect our waterways, air quality, and public health in the near-term.
Solar energy is ready now as a clean, safe energy choice for the nation. Solar power comes in a variety of technologies, with reliable options for everything from powering a laptop to heating your shower to generating electricity on solar farms. One of the quickest ways to add more solar to our energy mix is to build utility-scale solar power plants.
For many reasons, solar power plants make sense. The United States has some of the best solar resources in the world, especially in the arid Southwest. From California to Texas, there are millions of acres of sun-baked land that are ideal for generating large amounts of clean, solar electricity.
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The future of utility-scale solar is bright: Proposed projects in
development could power 4.6 million homes.
Because the solar industry is committed to solving environmental problems, not creating them, developers work to minimize any impacts that utility-scale solar power plants may have on the land and habitat. Each solar project undergoes strict environmental impact reviews by local, state, and federal agencies before it is approved. In addition, these projects are subject to scrutiny by the public and other stakeholders. Solar companies are required to conduct environmental studies, provide detailed project construction plans, and propose mitigation strategies to address any impact created by their facility.