U.S. Commercial Rooftops Hold 145 Gigawatts of Untapped Solar Potential

Yale e360
Aug 11, 2020, 2:33 pm183 pts
Enough unused roof space exists on commercial buildings in the United States to install 145 gigawatts of new solar capacity — nearly double the country’s current total solar capacity, according to a new report by the energy research firm Wood Mackenzie. That is enough to power 28 million homes. Read more on…

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