Energy & Science
The Energy Revolution That Started in 1954 Is Reaching Its Crescendo
Solar power is clean, renewable, and—at long last—so cheap that producers are paying customers to use it.
Installation of the first successful solar panel and solar battery, for the Georgia telephone carrier Americus, on Oct. 4, 1955.
Photographer: Getty Images
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We just marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and as I sat writing this column at home, I could gaze out the window at a day that would have made its founders proud.