From Powerless to Powered: The Community Impact of Solar Energy

From Powerless to Powered: The Community Impact of Solar Energy

Thomas Edison first introduced the first practical incandescent light bulb in 1879, marking nearly 150 years since then. Unbelievably, nearly two centuries later, an estimated 700 million people, or nearly 10% of the world’s population, lack access to electricity. If almost 10% of the world’s population has no access to electricity, it makes you wonder how they can survive in this digital age. Fortunately, solar energy is creating new opportunit…