I recently flew into and out of the Phoenix metro area, and was surprised at how few rooftop PV arrays I saw from the air. Less than 1% of houses seem to have solar panels on their roofs, probably a lot less. There were a few big flat commercial rooftops with PV panels on them, but a pretty low proportion of them as well.
What's hindering the adoption of grid-tie solar in a place with year-round sun, few shading trees, and fairly high electric rates? Are there incentives in place for western-facing panels to extend the PV generation curve further into the late afternoons, when the power consumption for air conditioning is around its peak?
What's hindering the adoption of grid-tie solar in a place with year-round sun, few shading trees, and fairly high electric rates? Are there incentives in place for western-facing panels to extend the PV generation curve further into the late afternoons, when the power consumption for air conditioning is around its peak?
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