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		iso1631 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IEA: Solar overtakes all energy sources in a major... You can. Oil consumption is about 4,000 TWh per year, or about 10^19 Joules. The Earth receives about 170,000 TWh per year of Solar energy.

xbmcuser 13 days ago [–]

The Earth receives approximately 173,000 terawatts (TW) of solar power continuously, not per year.

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