New Swiss research shows PV-powered homes can increase power consumption by up to 11% compared to non-solar households. This rise is linked to electric vehicle adoption or other high-usage appliances, which the study's author notes is not inherently negative or wasteful. New research from the University of Bern in Switzerland has demonstrated that the installation of a residential rooftop PV system could increase a household's power consumption by up to 11%. The research work analyzed the impact of the so-called rebound effect, which consists of a reduction in expected gains from a more resource-efficient ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...
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