The sun is several billion years old and is here to stay for another several billion years, meaning that solar energy is plentiful. Since the 1950’s, it has been possible to capture solar energy with panels and convert it into electricity. Solar panels can be used to power homes, businesses or the grid. This process is done by having several acres filled with solar panels that are able to follow the sun to optimize energy consumption. A different application of solar energy are solar roadways, which are multi-layered solar panels that can replace asphalt on roads. This is done by layering clear but durable glass on top of the solar panels. However, solar roadways are not just solar panels that can be driven on. They also contain a motherboard that controls the LED’s that are inside the solar roadway panel. Both solar panels and solar roadways have similarities in cost, solar dependency, and the creation of more diverse jobs compared to the fossil fuel industry, but it is the differences in cost and versatility that make solar roadways the better option. Both solar panels and solar roadways are extremely expensive. According to the website Solarpanlescostguide.com solar panels can cost about $20,000. Which is about twice as much than solar roadways. On the other hand, solar roadways can cost about $10,000 according to inventor and fonder of solar roadways Scott Brushaw. Both solar roadways and solar panels are currently too expensive for the average consumer; however, prices have been decreasing in the past decade, “Costs for [photovoltaics] projects have dropped to an average 60 percent” This price drop is even more noticeable in 2013 (Feldman). According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory solar photovoltaic (PV) system prices have dropped by 12-19 percent nationwide in 2013, which is a huge milestone for the solar energy industry to become a realistic option to produce green and renewable energy. Since the decrease in prices, solar panels and solar roadways have become an attractive green energy supplement for both states and businesses. This has led to an increase in popularity in both solar panels and solar roadways. Thanks to the increase in popularity different uses for solar energy have emerge. One example are solar roadways. Solar panels cost more and are more efficient when compared to solar roadways; nevertheless, solar panels need more space then solar roadways. The cost of solar panels is twice as much when compared to a solar roadway. The reason that solar panels are more efficient is because solar panels are placed in large fields with the ability to swivel from side to side to follow the sun. This is obviously more efficient then solar roadways that lie flat on the ground. The only way for solar panels to be as efficient than is to be be placed in large acres of land. On the other hand, solar roadways will replace asphalt on major highways, roads, and parking lots. Which are roads that has been there for years or roads that are going to be built no matter what. A huge