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Participation is the fuel

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Adoption of photovoltaic systems has been thought of in some countries as a choice influenced by political preferences. In the US, this polarization may be even stronger due to political polarization around climate change. Now, research shows that photovoltaic adopters can be found in both parties and they are politically active.

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Fig. 1: Annual adoption of PV systems in the US.

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  1. Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA

    Marcello Graziano

  2. Institute for Great Lakes Research, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA

    Marcello Graziano

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Graziano, M. Participation is the fuel. Nat Energy 4, 1012–1013 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0511-2

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