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Does solar rooftop photovoltaic deployment inequity exist in non-residential buildings?

Through assessment of satellite imagery data, research offers a glimpse into solar rooftop photovoltaics deployment inequity in non-residential buildings in the US, revealing challenges and opportunities ahead for a just energy transition.

Should solar photovoltaic be decentralized?

The use of solar photovoltaic has strongly increased in the last decade. A significant part of this growth comes from home owners installing rooftop photovoltaic. Despite this key role, most long-term model-based scenarios do not consider decentralized supply of rooftop photovoltaic but concentrate on utility-scale photovoltaic instead.

Can solar rooftop PV support DACS?

Non-residential buildings considered include buildings with commercial, industrial, educational, and government use, as well as community solar in multifamily buildings. These are explored to assess how solar rooftop PV can support DACs by meeting shares of their electricity needs or providing resilience support.

Is rooftop solar PV a viable alternative to residential electricity demand?

The results show that current global rooftop potential is 1.5 times the residential electricity demand. The market penetration of rooftop solar PV is much more dependent on socio-economic and policy factors than on the biophysical potential. Several aspects require further discussion.

Do DACs have more solar rooftops than non-residential buildings?

Nonetheless, Wussow and team quantify a stark difference in solar rooftop deployment for non-residential buildings in DACs, with almost 40% fewer installations happening in these communities than in non-DACs, even after controlling for building use type (for example, schools, hospitals, facilities, warehouses).

Why is solar photovoltaics important?

Solar photovoltaics (PV) and other distributed energy resources are critical for reducing fossil fuel emissions, increasing grid resilience, and lowering energy burdens — all of which are necessary to promote energy justice.