Photos: Microsoft goes solar

Statistics illustrate the benefits of Microsoft's new solar panel system, which is from Berkeley company called PowerLight. The system consists of solar panels that convert sunlight into electricity, sparing the environment emissions like carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide that contribute to smog, acid rain and global warming. Microsoft expects the system to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 4,000 tons over 30 years.

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