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How to Overcome the Greatest Barriers to Rooftop Solar Power

2016-06-09 08:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Scientific American: For consumers looking for cheaper, cleaner, and more local electricity generation, rooftop solar is a promising option. But even as installation costs continue to fall, the growth of distributed solar is threatened by other financial and technical barriers. Typical net metering rate structures can make it impossible for electricity providers to recover their costs in markets with a large penetration of rooftop solar. Meanwhile, solar panels can be prohibitively expensive to purchase. Even solar leasing...

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Some states may be making a big mistake about rooftop solar

2016-05-28 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: Rooftop solar installations are a fast-growing part of the booming U.S. solar sector, which some experts say is poised to experience its biggest year yet. But while the industrys rapid expansion is considered a clear win for the climate, it hasnt come without backlash. Utility companies across the country have begun to raise concerns that the rates and credits given to homeowners with rooftop solar installations -- which commonly include payments for any excess power they generate and send back...

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From the favelas: the rise of rooftop solar projects in Brazil

2016-05-24 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Sunny days have long been considered a competitive advantage for Brazil. Before the 2014 World Cup, the countrys tourist board set up a website allowing visitors to compare the number of sunny days in US and European capitals to cities in Brazil (eg Brussels 103, Rio de Janeiro 212). But while tourism may have been capitalising on the sunshine, the solar industry has not. According to statistics from the Brazilian electricity regulatory agency, Aneel, solar accounts for just 0.02% of the countrys...

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India inaugurates one world's biggest solar rooftop power plants

2016-05-23 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mashable: The north Indian state of Punjab has inaugurated what it claims is the world's largest rooftop solar power plant. Spread over eight rooftops across 82 acres, it can produce up to 11.5 MW of electricity. SEE ALSO: Futuristic device is helping scientists break solar-efficiency record The Rs 1.35 billion project is expected to have significant environmental benefits, reducing 400,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the next 25 years. The Punjab government says that the project will generate enough...

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