The Wikipedia article, “Solar power” is a well-written Wikipedia article in many ways. However, there are also a couple of areas where it shows weakness. The lead section is understandable in this article, and it gives a good basic overview of solar power and its history. There is a very clear structure in this article. It is laid out with many subheadings, and the diagrams and pictures coincide with the information that they are illustrating. It is well balanced, meaning that the topic of solar power is discussed in many aspects while not focusing on only one aspect of it. There is no bias in this article. It states many facts about the industry in general, but it never states that it the author agrees with solar power, or is against it. This article also contains many reliable sources. There are a couple of books cited that are by solar companies. Harvard University also is cited in this document. Therefore, this article meets Wikipedia’s own evaluation criteria.
This article has also been edited frequently. It was most recently edited on August 28, 2014, just a couple of weeks ago. Before that, it was edited on the 19th of August. This article appears to have been edited by multiple Wikipedia users. The original author of this article uses the username, “Duja.” His description does not show any formal education, but he is a professional computer programmer with a passion for solar energy. This article was created by this user on October 12, 2007. Unfortunately, very few of the editors state their degrees or jobs, meaning that there is some potential for incorrect information on the topic. However, so many people have edited it that there is a small chance that the information is incorrect. There are eight formal sources, appearing to be reliable, that support this article. It would be a benefit to the article to see a few more sources, since it discusses such an evolving topic. There are also many references. Furthermore, there are some additional readings available. There are no sourced website links. Overall, this article appears to be generally reliable and accurate.
This article has also been edited frequently. It was most recently edited on August 28, 2014, just a couple of weeks ago. Before that, it was edited on the 19th of August. This article appears to have been edited by multiple Wikipedia users. The original author of this article uses the username, “Duja.” His description does not show any formal education, but he is a professional computer programmer with a passion for solar energy. This article was created by this user on October 12, 2007. Unfortunately, very few of the editors state their degrees or jobs, meaning that there is some potential for incorrect information on the topic. However, so many people have edited it that there is a small chance that the information is incorrect. There are eight formal sources, appearing to be reliable, that support this article. It would be a benefit to the article to see a few more sources, since it discusses such an evolving topic. There are also many references. Furthermore, there are some additional readings available. There are no sourced website links. Overall, this article appears to be generally reliable and accurate.