Saving Lives and Money: The Potential of Solar to Replace Coal
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 12:52
in Physics & Chemistry
By swapping solar photovoltaics for coal, the US could prevent 51,999 premature deaths a year, potentially making as much as $2.5 million for each life saved. A team from Michigan Technological University calculated US deaths per kilowatt hour per year for coal related to air pollution-related diseases associated with burning coal.