What kind of energy do the planets' radiation belts produce?

Answer 1

The radiation belts (such as Earth's Van Allen belts) do not actually produce energy of their own. The belts are simply magnetic fields produced by the Earth. Charged particles flying out of the Sun (known as the "solar wind") become entangled in the magnetic field, spiraling around. When a charged particle is forced into a spiral path, it emits radiation. The radiation is sometimes in the visible spectrum, and we see this radiation as the Aurora Borealis (northern lights) and Aurora Australis (southern lights). However, much of the radiation is in other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and is therefore not visible to humans.

Answer 2

enough to light 3 light bulbs