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Community Solar Reaches Adopters Underserved by Rooftop Solar

O'Shaughnessy, Eric·Barbose, Galen·Kannan, Sudha (ORCID:0000000224478776)·Sumner, Jenny (ORCID:0000000347686663)
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Community solar, a business model where multiple customers buy output from shared solar systems, has expanded solar access among multifamily housing occupants, renters, and low-income households. Policies to enable community solar could be expanded and benefits of access augmented through targeted measures to support community solar adoption in underserved communities.

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O'Shaughnessy, Eric, Barbose, Galen, Kannan, Sudha (ORCID:0000000224478776), Sumner, Jenny (ORCID:0000000347686663). 2024-07-12. Community Solar Reaches Adopters Underserved by Rooftop Solar. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01575-x

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