Throughout the 21st century, more people have been converting to solar energy. Those who have been converting to solar energy are converting from coal energy. These people have been doing this because they believe it is better. Solar energy is better than coal energy because it is more efficient, renewable, and is less harmful to the environment. The solar energy industry has been booming drastically over the last couple of years for these 5 main reasons. The first reason is it has more people in the US employed than the coal mining industry. It is growing more 10 times faster than the economy. The solar industry already employs more than the coal industry, and the gap is widening. In 2012, solar added 14,000 new jobs, up 36 percent from
