As personal and commercial technology increases the demand for energy, the industry itself is changing, impacted by new energy technology. The global demand for power is expected to double from 2010 levels by 2030. Meanwhile, funding for new power plants lags behind,...
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Rooftop Solar Energy: Disrupting the Standard Cooperative Business Model?
by Kimberly Dailey | Mar 1, 2017
One of the major issues electric cooperatives are facing is stagnant load growth – a problem cited by 35% of utility executives as one of the top three pressing challenges facing their business, according to a survey by Utility Dive. But is rooftop solar energy...
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