In only one hour, the amount of energy that shines on the Earth is equal to the amount used by the world’s population in an entire year. Mankind has developed a way to use the sun’s vast energy by converting its sunlight into electricity via photovoltaics and other solar power methods. The fossil fuels we depend on now are extracted using polluting machinery. This polluting cycle is continuous, yet fossil fuel availability is not. Although manufacturing solar panels uses fossil fuels, the overall gain is greener than using fossil fuels alone, after installing the solar system, you only depend on the sun and no more fuel is used. In fact, with long-term calculations due to current falling PV prices and great innovations, the positive gain into everyone’s pockets from solar energy will exceed the cost of fossil fuels over a considerable short amount of time. The winner in this case is pretty clear. Going solar is more beneficial in the short and long run.