10 Feb 2013

Fox News expert: Germany gets a lot more sun than the US

Thanks to Fox News and its expert commentators, millions of Americans now understand the real, hidden reason why Germany's solar-energy industry is so much further along than ours. Turns out it has nothing to do with the fact that Germany's government has long supported the industry far more generously, with policies like feed-in tariffs that stimulate investment in green technologies. No, the real reason is much simpler, explained a trio of journalists on Fox & Friends: It's always sunny in Germany!

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A map of the relative direct solar-energy availability in the United States, Spain, and Germany. Red = highest, purple = lowest.

Illustration: National Renewable Energy Laboratory