Purchasing vs. leasing: A benefit-cost analysis of residential solar PV panel use in California

Renewable Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 770-774

  Liu, Xiaohui ^a   O'Rear, Eric G ^a   Tyner, Wallace E ^a   Pekny, Joseph F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Solar electricity; Solar energy; Solar leasing; Solar photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEPRECIATION; HOUSING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PURCHASING; SALES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TAXATION;

BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; CAPITAL EQUIPMENTS; ELECTRIC GENERATION; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PV; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SOLAR LEASING; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; EQUITY; HOMEOWNER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894089452     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.026     Document Type: Article

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