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Investment U View in browser IU Plus | Courses | Master Plan | IU Bookstore Saturday, August 15, 2015 Chart of the Week: Widespread Solar Power Is No Longer a Pipe Dream Rachel Gearhart, Managing Editor, The Oxford Club Great news for alternative energy enthusiasts... Powering your home with solar is no longer a futuristic pipe dream. In fact, it's getting easier - and cheaper - every day. I'll explain. This week's chart looks at the cost of solar panels versus the amount of energy produced. As you can see, the expense associated with solar has rapidly decreased... while the amount of power generated is soaring to new heights. Just last year, there were 30% more solar installations than there were in 2013. At the same time, the overall cost to produce electricity via solar fell 10%. Consumers and businesses are paying less than ever... and generating a record 64,892 megawatts of energy. (To put that number in perspective, just 1 megawatt can power roughly 1,000 homes.) It's great news for investors. Solar is turning into a big business. Last year, power created by solar installations generated $17.8 billion. This year, that amount is expected to grow by 27%. What's more, "estimates" for the amount of energy generated by alternative sources have been proven useless, again and again. As David Fessler recently noted in Energy & Resources Digest: "Even though the [International Energy Agency] has revised its renewables projections for wind and solar upward each year, they have been consistently underestimated. "The worst part is it's a huge underestimation." So whatever official predictions you hear over the coming months... as an investor, you might want to think bigger. Because, in Dave's opinion, renewable energy is going to be "the black swan event of the 21st century." When it comes to big returns... nothing else will compare. Editor's Note: Thanks to its growing efficiency and affordability, solar is a bright spot in energy. 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Is It Finally Time for Another Uranium Boom? by David Fessler Thursday, August 13, 2015 As Japan restarts its first nuclear reactor since 2011, let's look at this controversial power source... and why uranium could soon feel serious upward pressure. Read On... What Heavy Machinery Sales Say About the Global Economy by Rachel Gearhart Saturday, August 8, 2015 Forget about a recession. Right now, we're in a full-blown GLOBAL DEPRESSION. At least, we are if heavy machinery sales are any indication. Read On... The Fastest-Growing Energy Sector of 2015 and Beyond by David Fessler Friday, June 26, 2015 Renewable energy sources now generate 28% of the world's electricity. And thanks to mounting policies and legislation, this sector will continue to climb for decades to come. Read On... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Investment U. 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