Japan’s Solar City
A solar-powered city offers a model for future self-sufficient energy communities, producing electricity with rooftop panels.
The Japanese government scrapped solar panel subsidies in 2006, but is planning to revive them next year, with new subsidies expected to cover 10 percent of the installation costs.
Dan Sloan reports.
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Japan’s Solar City
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- Solar panels are circular.
- The city lies to the south west of Tokyo.
- Some of the local people are fruit growers.
- Japan is high in natural resources.
- 515 homes here have solar panels.
- The woman’s house is powered completely by solar energy.
- Surplus electricity is sold on by households.
- The woman’s bill is cause for concern.
- Solar panels are inexpensive.
- The government will pay 10% of the solar panel cost to households.
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