…in pretty graphic form: More abundant and cheaper than the alternatives.

While cleaning out my bookmarks this past weekend—afterall, a little spring cleaning was in order since I’ve collected tens of thousands of links in the past decade on topics ranging from unconventional toilet tank retrofits to a still-useful subway map that predates the MBTA trip planner—I rediscovered these slightly dated but insightful graphs comparing different technologies for furnishing additional electric power. Unfortunately, it does not include figures for my pet mode of generation: Extraplanetary Solar Power.