Solar power can help tackle the fuel poverty crisis at its root

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Solar power can help tackle the fuel poverty crisis at its root

At scale, households with rooftop solar panels and batteries could absorb, store, and deploy gigawatts of power to the grid when needed while also cutting bills for vulnerable consumers, writes Centre for Net Zero CEO Lucy Yu

The energy crisis has revealed in stark terms how exposed our system is to volatile fossil fuel markets, and the most vulnerable households felt the brunt of it. Emergency measures and support schemes...

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