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Preface: The Future of Energy
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Acknowledgments
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The Inevitability of Solar Energy
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A New Path on the Horizon
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Past to the Present
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A Brief History of Energy
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An Unsustainable Status Quo
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The Field of Alternatives
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Solar Energy
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III
Future Transformations
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Modern Electric Utility Economics
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The Emergence of Distributed Economics
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Solar Electricity in the Real World
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IV
A Promising Destination
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Tools for Acceleration
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Facing the Inevitable
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Appendix
Energy and Electricity Measurements
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Notes
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Suggested Readings
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Credits
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Index
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