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Solar power shifts from home luxury to disaster essential
Original: How solar moved from home luxury to disaster zone essential
Euronews reports that solar power has evolved from an expensive home upgrade into a critical tool in disaster zones. As extreme weather events increase, portable solar panels and battery systems are increasingly deployed to provide electricity when grids fail, supporting hospitals, shelters and rescue operations. The shift reflects falling costs of solar technology and growing recognition that resilient, off-grid energy is vital for emergency response and recovery efforts worldwide.
Why now: Rising disasters and grid failures are putting resilient off-grid solar in the spotlight.
Evidence
- How solar moved from home luxury to disaster zone essential · Euronews.com
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