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Uses of Solar: Industry
Some of the most important applications of solar energy are nearly invisible. Telecommunications, oil companies, and highway safety equipment all rely on solar power for dependable, constant power, far from any power lines.
Call Boxes: look at any California roadside call box, and you'll see a solar panel. California standardized on the use of solar power and cellular phones to eliminate the need for any buried cable connections to these phones. Given the sometimes literally life-saving nature of these call boxes, dependability is a must.
Roadside signs: solar power is used for many lighted highway signs, eliminating the need for diesel generators.
Telecommunications installations: when you need a microwave repeater on a remote mountaintop, the last thing you want to do is run a power line up to it. For reliable power, many communications repeaters in remote areas use solar.
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