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Closing the Circuit: Fostering end-use demand for rural electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa
Download the Report: Closing the Circuit: Stimulating End-Use Demand for Rural Electrification Imagine a world in which Internet service providers connect more and more…
Building and Climbing the Solar Energy Ladder
A new solar-based energy ladder can enable families and communities to climb out of energy poverty to energy access, support economic development and eventually halt coal’s expansion.
Innovative Third-Party Financing Makes Solar Affordable—For All
Ten years ago many Americans couldn’t afford to buy a solar electric system for their home. Today, many consumers still can’t stomach the steep sticker price, even if it offers the promise of low-cost, clean renewable energy in the long term.
Learning from the Cell Phone Phenomenon
In many regions of the world there may be no other option for people to get access to electricity than through renewable-powered microgrids.
The Gender-Energy Connection
With energy poverty, a serious hindrance to economic and social development, poor women bear much of the burden of limited access to modern energy services.