April 1st, 2011 § 2
Research into the peer effects of solar purchasing decisions shows that solar is contagious (pdf). Which makes programs like these group purchases all the cooler. Low prices ($4.80/W, pre-incentive), educated consumers, peer pressure, and community action for both personal and public good. What’s not to like?
Harry Rutter on Marylanders decide they want more solar, now.
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Art Unger on CPUC net metering decision would give more Californians a fair shake at going solar
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[...] until the next adoption of solar decreases by 1 percent. Or, as Vote Solar’s Adam Browning put it: Solar is contagious! So just how quickly can solar power spread as this snowball effect gets [...]
[...] 1 percent decrease in the amount of time until the next solar installation. As [Adam Browning] writes, “solar is [...]