Abstract
What is the best way to deploy solar energy to maximize clean energy growth while equitably sharing benefits? A promising model is community shared solar, which enables energy consumers to purchase shares of electricity generated in an offsite project. Noting how different states and utilities have approached program design, we explore how design decisions affect access to solar and the equity of cost and benefit sharing. We conclude with a set of questions for future research.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-41 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Electricity Journal |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
Keywords
- Community solar
- Energy policy
- Net energy metering
- Renewable energy
- Shared solar
- Solar
- Utility business model