Notes on "Solar Energy in Oklahoma Could Have Hot Future"

Oklahoma is one of the states in America with the highest potential to produce solar energy, along with wind power.
Engineer Albert Janco sees alternative energy sources as a way to attain energy independence.
The technology used to derive electricity from the suns rays is very expensive, but the sun's rays itself is free.
Companies in Oklahoma have expressed a desire to build large scale solar farms in the state.
The Commerce Secretary Natalie Shirley feels solar energy is an important part of Oklahoma's future.
A report from the Oklahoma wind power initiative states "Storage devices such as large fuel cells or batteries are not very efficient or cheap."
At this point it takes about 20 years to offset the cost of installing a solar panel.