Rizhao: Mainstreaming solar energy on city level

June-Catherina Starling — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:17:37 +0000

The city of Rizhao combines incentives and legislative tools to encourage the large-scale, efficient use of renewable energy, especially solar energy. 99% of Rizhao’s households use solar water heaters. In the suburbs and villages, more than 30 percent of households use solar water heaters, and over 6,000 households have solar cooking facilities. Almost all traffic lights, street lights and park illuminations are powered by photovoltaic solar cells.

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Rizhao: Mainstreaming solar energy on city level