State whether the following statement is true or false:
Solar energy has the greatest potential of all the renewable sources of energy.

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(TRUE) The statement is True.
Solar energy is considered to have the greatest potential among all renewable energy sources because the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth's surface in a single hour is more than the entire world's energy consumption for a whole year. It is abundant,inexhaustible,and widely available across the globe.

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