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>The Problem: >Solar Power is very expensive but the price can drop >rapidly with rapid expansion. There is plenty of >places to put solar panels that can generate quite a >bit of electricity. > >The Social Invention: >I live in Houston and being a very hot city with >access to one of the largest shipping ports in the >world there is a ton of warehouses. They are literally >everywhere. These warehouses are very large and there >is not any tree cover or any other shading potential >for these large buildings. This is prime real estate >for solar power. Placing solar panels on these >buildings is not only a great potential revenue stream >for the building owners, but it will also help them >keep their buildings cooler in the summer. Taking the >direct sunlight away from the room of the building can >help significantly lower the temperature inside the >building. > >A small electric company could come in and rent the >roofs of these large buildings. The rent could be paid >by some kind of profit sharing arrangement. Or the >rent could be paid in energy produced.
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