Small-scale solar's big potential goes untapped
Saturday, December 29, 2012 - 01:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Modest-size projects can produce electricity at a lower cost to consumers and the environment, but financing goes to big plants.NIPTON, Calif. — Gerald Freeman unlocks the gate to the small power plant and goes inside. Three rows of solar collectors, elevated on troughs that track the sun's arc like sunflowers, afford a glimpse of California's possible energy future.