The Missing Link in Wider Adoption of Solar Power? Electricians. By Peter Behr, ClimateWire, 10/8/10. “The biggest roadblock for the commercialization of solar power in the United States is not the technology of the modules but the mundane back-end issues of permitting, installation, electrical controls and business practices, according to a report by the Rocky Mountain Institute. The report [Achieving Low-Cost Solar PV, PDF, 44 pp] summarizing the institute's design charrette in June, concludes that ‘balance of system’ (BoS) costs -- everything other than the modules themselves -- could be cut in half through streamlined, standardized approaches.”
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