For solar power to truly provide affordable energy access, we need to deploy it better

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Such studies offer insights for better deployment of solar technologies to alleviate energy poverty wherever people are struggling to afford and gain access to solar power, the researchers said.
60% : Notably, the largest use of solar power was for charging mobile phones, which are ubiquitous in Malawian households.
59% : For comparison, 97% of household rooftop solar panels installed in the U.S. last year output between 400 and 460 watts, according to EnergySage, an online clean energy marketplace.
56% : While working with the research team, Dai began to suspect that households with access to solar power were engaging more with mobile money.
55% : Study in Malawi -- a country with one of the lowest energy access rates on the planet -- reveals obstacles, opportunities for household solar power systems Small household solar power systems have been gaining traction -- and investment -- as means to provide affordable and sustainable energy to those living without access to electricity.

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