Graduation Year
Spring 2013
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
William Christian
Reader 2
William Ascher
Rights Information
© 2013 India H. Wade
Abstract
Over the past ten years, the State of California has realized environmental, economic, and social benefits through the increased deployment of solar photovoltaic technologies. However, utility-scale and residential-scale solar projects also pose a variety of problems, which have created barriers to their broader adoption. Community solar projects offer a model for solar development that can reduce the problems associated with utility-scale and residential-scale projects, while simultaneously preserving the benefits of each. This thesis examines the problems associated with current solar projects and proposes policy to support the community solar project model in California.
Recommended Citation
Wade, India H., "Sunny Side Up: Developing Community Solar Policy in the State of California" (2013). CMC Senior Theses. 643.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/643
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
Comments
Roland Prize for Best Thesis in Public Administration.