TY - BOOK AU - Nemet,Gregory F. TI - How solar energy became cheap: a model for low-carbon innovation SN - 9780367136598 U1 - 333.79233 NE HO PY - 2019/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Solar energy industries KW - Government policy KW - Photovoltaic power generation KW - Cost effectiveness KW - Renewable energy sources N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Solar energy is a substantial global industry, one that has generated trade disputes among superpowers, threatened the solvency of large energy companies, and prompted serious reconsideration of electric utility regulation rooted in the 1930s. One of the biggest payoffs from solar’s success is not the clean inexpensive electricity it can produce, but the lessons it provides for innovation in other technologies needed to address climate change ER -