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Energy Bundled Services In Homes

The number of homes with BOTH broadband and solar PV doubled in the last two years as the number of broadband households that have adopted rooftop solar PV panels grew to 4 percent cross nation by the end of 2015. In addition to this growth, seven percent of U.S. broadband households said they plan to purchase solar panels in the next 12 months, according to new research from Parks Associates, an industry consultancy firm.

According to Parks Associates, consumers are interested in taking an active role in the distributed electricity grid with 40 percent of United States broadband households showing a growing interest in the ability to manage and monitor their electricity usage, store unused electricity and sell it back to the grid.

From the article "Energy Bundled Services In Homes" by www.renewableenergyworld.com

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