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Atlanta, GA | Posted: May 6, 2022
Communications Officer
School of Public Policy | Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Summary Sentence:
The paper was published in "Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews."
Full Summary:
The paper was published in "Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews."
Marilyn Brown headshotThree members of the Georgia Tech community recently published an article in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews titled “Carbon Drawdown Potential of Utility-Scale Solar in the United States: Evidence from the State of Georgia.” Marilyn Brown, Regents Professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the School of Public Policy, served as primary author; Georgia Tech alumni Ranal Tudawe and Hamilton Steimer were co-authors. Steimer graduated from the Master of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management program in 2020.
In the article, the authors discuss utility-scale solar systems, or those which “use ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems to convert solar energy into electricity.” These systems, they explain, are larger than customer-owned rooftop solar or community solar systems. They provide evidence of the benefits of utility-scale solar, both from a consumer and carbon footprint standpoint.
Brown et al. argue, however, that choosing utility-scale solar over rooftop solar — instead of developing both technologies — is not the most effective way to develop a clean energy economy in Georgia.
“Choosing one or the other type of solar represents a false dichotomy,” the authors write. “Ultimately, meeting science-based climate goals will require a broad, deep, and rapid response that engages both utility-scale and rooftop solar.”
Read the full article at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112318.
