まとめ
ソーラーウォーターと空間暖房システムは,家やアパートの経済的実現可能性を示しています. 連邦の税額控除は,太陽エネルギーのコスト競争力を大幅に高め,政策決定に影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- エネルギー経済 エネルギー経済学
- 再生可能エネルギーシステム
背景:
- 1977年から1978年の太陽光水と水/空間加熱の経済的な可行性の分析.
- アメリカの4つの都市で,単家族住宅や多家族住宅に重点を置く.
研究 の 目的:
- 太陽熱暖房システムの経済的実行可能性を評価する.
- 太陽光発電システムを従来の暖房 (電気,燃料油,天然ガス) と比較する.
- 連邦政府による太陽光発電税控除の影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 還付期間,押金回収,純正正キャッシュフローの基準を用いた経済分析.
- ボストン,ワシントンDC,グランド・ジャンクション,ロサンゼルスで太陽光発電と従来の暖房のコスト比較分析.
主要な成果:
- 一部の太陽光水と空間暖房システムは,連邦政府のインセンティブなしで経済的に競争力があります.
- 連邦の太陽光税控除は,太陽光発電システムのコスト競争力を大幅に改善します.
結論:
- 太陽熱暖房システムは,特に政府のインセンティブにより,有望な経済的実現可能性を示しています.
- この調査結果は,エネルギー価格政策や,太陽光発電に対する政府の税金インセンティブにも影響を及ぼします.
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