The shale revolution has gotten a lot of attention in the past few years, and rightfully so. But during pretty much the exact same time, a solar boom has occurred, as you'll se in the chart at the right. It shows percentage growth of various forms of electricity generation. Solar is up 700% since 2001. Fossil fuels and nuclear barely even register. We've lately been documenting the rise of solar, including a new world record in solar efficiency and how solar generation has already begun wreaking havoc on utilities. But we wanted to chronicle how solar has been able to explode in the past decade. No one thing has helped push solar over the top. It's more like a bunch of events building to a head.
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