Feb. 21 — Another academic study is challenging the economics of pairing rooftop solar panels with behind-the-meter energy storage.
The study, by Eric Hittinger and Jawad Siddiqui for the Rochestor Institute of Technology, was published earlier this month in Utilities Policy. It follows on the heels of a study in Nature Energy that said storing solar power can increase energy consumption and emissions levels.
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