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By the late 1970s, where were PV panels providing electricity, according to EIA?

Remote, off-grid locations without power lines.

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  1. Remote off-grid locations ✔
  2. Big city skyscrapers
  3. Municipal power plants only

Why: Where running power lines was too costly, panels plus batteries made sense. Off-grid systems still need storage for nights and cloudy days.

Huh, didn't know that: EIA says tax credits and net metering have helped expand PV use since the mid-1990s.

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Answer: Remote off-grid locations. Where running power lines was too costly, panels plus batteries made sense. Off-grid systems still need storage for nights and cloudy days.

  1. EIA: Photovoltaics and electricity www.eia.gov/energyexplained/solar/photovoltaics-and-electricity.php
    PV panels were providing electricity in remote, or off-grid, locations that did not have electric power lines
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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