A Grid-connected home PV installation in Madrid: The user's perspective

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-273

  Algora, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grid connection; Policies; PV systems; Return of investment

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRICITY; INSTALLATION; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; USER INTERFACES;

GRID CONNECTION; POLICIES; PV SYSTEMS; RETURN OF INVESTMENT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 33646062234     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.662     Document Type: Article

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