A common misconception. Solar does work in Washington, both halves of it, and a lot of people are installing it here. We get more sun than solar-happy Germany

A common misconception. Solar does work in Washington, both halves of it, and a lot of people are installing it here. We get more sun than solar-happy Germany and it is more efficient here than in sunny-but-hot Phoenix because cooler panels work better. Hydro is cheap and plentiful and built before solar systems were even technically feasible. (FWIW, "we" is also a misnomer. PSE gets the majority of its power from coal and natural gas[3], while Seattle City Light is overwhelmingly hydro[4], as is Snohomish PUD[5].) 0 - http://www.seattle.gov/light/solarenergy/ http://www.seattle.gov/light/solarenergy/ 1 - http://www.pugetsoundsolar.com/solar-in-seattle.html http://www.pugetsoundsolar.com/solar-in-seattle.html 2 - http://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/Solar-power-a-harder-sell-in-Seattle-1840996.php http://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/Solar-power-a-ha... (Pointing out that the relative low cost of power means the payback for solar is longer, not that it is less efficient) 3 - https://www.pse.com/aboutpse/EnergySupply/Pages/Electric-Supply.aspx https://www.pse.com/aboutpse/EnergySupply/Pages/Electric-Sup... 4 - http://www.seattle.gov/light/FuelMix/ http://www.seattle.gov/light/FuelMix/ 5 - http://www.snopud.com/PowerSupply.ashx?p=1105 http://www.snopud.com/PowerSupply.ashx?p=1105