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Outside the atmosphere, the power that hits Earth's surface is about 1.361 kilowatts per square meter; for the entire Earth, the power is about 1.740×1017 Watts. (Reminder: 1 watt = 1 joule / second.)

This is the amount outside the atmosphere; how much reaches the Earth will depends on clouds, etc, but ideally, about 2/3 of this power should reach the surface.

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