| Tioga Energy | | | | towards creating their own solar energy. Among |
| Solar PPAs | | | | today’s renewable energy choices, solar |
| | | | electric power has emerged as the market’s |
| Why Solar Electric Power | | | | most viable option. |
| Conventional electricity generation creates | | | | Solar electric power is: |
| problems. It has for years, and it is time to take | | | | - Abundant – A single 100-square mile solar |
| control. In the United States alone, 50% of all | | | | power system could provide all the electricity |
| electricity is generated by coal-powered plants, | | | | needed in the US. |
| 20% comes from natural gas-powered plants and | | | | - Clean – Solar produces no carbon footprint |
| another 20% is generated by nuclear | | | | or harmful emissions. |
| fission-powered plants. Included in these negative | | | | - Dependable – Solar panels are proven and |
| impacts are the following: | | | | highly reliable; they have 20-25 year warranties |
| - Emissions which contribute to global warming and | | | | and last 30 to 40 years or longer. And solar |
| poor air quality | | | | power costs are fixed – there is no volatility |
| - Price volatility created by global energy | | | | due to fuel price fluctuation. |
| commodity market fluctuations | | | | - Distributed – Solar energy is available |
| - Depletion of fossil fuel reserves | | | | everywhere electricity is used. |
| - National security risks associated with | | | | - Cost Effective – Current financial and tax |
| dependence on foreign fossil fuel sources and acts | | | | incentives make solar electricity cost-competitive |
| of terrorism | | | | with conventional electricity. |
| - General health and safety issues related to | | | | - Sustainable – Solar power technology can |
| mining, transportation, processing, consumption | | | | provide electricity for our world indefinitely, |
| and disposal of fuels and wastes | | | | without contributing to global climate change or |
| Solar Power Purchase Agreements provide a way | | | | requiring hazardous (nuclear) waste disposal. |
| in which ordinary organizations can move forward | | | | |