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Which of the following is FALSE?

• Positioning your house so that sunlight comes in your windows during winter months is an example of active solar.

• Photovoltaic cells, also known as solar panels, use a semiconductor to turn the sun's energy into electrical energy.

• A drawback to photovoltaics is that they don't generate electricity when they aren't exposed to sunlight. 

• Concentrated solar thermal (CST) is an example of active solar that uses the sun's energy to create heat and then electricity.

Which of the following is FALSE?

• There are no environmental impacts to solar energy.

• Rooftop solar is a smaller scale, usually only powering a single building.  It generally doesn't take up any additional land.

• Materials for solar panels need to be mined and the panels need to be manufactured, both of which have impacts and require resources.

• The generation of solar has gone down in cost over time, and the generation doesn't release any carbon dioxide or other air pollutants.