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realize an immediate net positive cash flow from the investment. PV system performance can be optimized by taking roof … orientation, shading, and other structural factors into account in the design of new homes. Building-integrated photovoltaics … in system design and installation. Finally, the ability to install PV as a standard feature in new developments - like …
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design efforts going forward, we examine the approaches to encouraging PV system performance - including, but not limited to …Some stakeholders continue to voice concerns about the performance of customer-sited photovoltaic (PV) systems … much remains to be understood about the extent and specific causes of poor PV system performance, several studies of the …
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performance. To provide a point of reference for assessing the current state of the art, and to inform program design efforts … factors that affect performance, and describe key implementation details. Based on this review, we then offer recommendations …-funded incentive programs has heightened concerns about the long-term performance of these systems. Given the barriers that customers …
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In the United States, there has been substantial recent growth in wind energy generating capacity, with growth averaging 24 percent annually during the past five years. About 1,700 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in 2001, while another 410 MW became operational in 2002. This year (2003)...
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Renewable energy certificates (RECs) are tradable instruments that convey the attributes of a renewable energy generator and the right to make certain claims about energy purchases. RECs first appeared in US markets in the late 1990s and are particularly important in states that accept or...
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-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), which are less susceptible to aesthetic concerns than traditional, rack-mounted systems. The performance of PV … volume purchases of modules and inverters and from scale economies in system design and installation. Finally, the ability of …
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Section 9006 of Title IX of The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the '2002 Farm Bill') established the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program (the 'Section 9006 program'). Administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Section...
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Renewable energy certificates (RECs) represent the bundle of information that describes the characteristics of renewable electricity generation, and may be (and increasingly are) sold separately from the underlying electricity itself. RECs are a relatively new phenomenon, emerging as a tradable...
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's ultimate implementation of the Carbon Cap-and-Trade Scenario. We conclude by identifying additional scenarios that might be …
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