What is it about?
This study shows how the relationship between distributed solar energy developers and electricity utilities has change over the preceding half century. It shows how coalitions changed and policy support waxed and waned. It leads up to the current situation and emerging opportunities.
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Why is it important?
The study is part of a special issue on how sustainability transitions perspectives can contribute to policy analysis and sustainability science. Research in sustainability transitions often focuses on societal context and long-term changes in sustainability systems such as the energy system.
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An open-access version is available at https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2206200119.
David Hess
Vanderbilt University
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This page is a summary of: Conflict and uneven development in the multidecade distributed solar energy transition in the United States, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2206200119.
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