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Community Solar Barriers, Project Models, and Considerations for Multifamily Affordable Housing

Program Document ·
OSTI ID:1883561
Community solar can offer immense benefits to multifamily affordable housing (MFAH) providers and low- and moderate-income (LMI) households through reduced electricity bills or enhanced services or building amenities. Although MFAH providers and households may wish to pursue the benefits of community solar, barriers exist. This issue brief summarizes the current MFAH market and challenges to community solar adoption, followed by a discussion of four community solar project models that address solar adoption barriers faced by MFAH providers and households.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308;
OSTI ID:
1883561
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-6A20-82966; MainId:83739; UUID:a2daa494-f45a-4115-9fb4-c552df07abcf; MainAdminID:65105
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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