Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more? It turns out there’s a lot of inertia built into the energy system. By Ula Chrobak | Updated Oct 8, 2021 8:27 AM EDT Environment Solar panels have gotten more efficient—and cheaper—without you even realizing. Pixabay SHARE Many of us might assume that the reason so much energy still comes from gas and coal power plants is simple economics: tho