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Solar leasing: The success of solar leases in the U.S., a kind of residential solar power purchase agreement, continues to impress and a range of non-conventional financial products and initiatives are delivering significant funding for PV. The securitization of PV installations is now appearing as the next development along these lines. pv magazine investigates whether this innovation represents a good deal or will end up giving PV a bad name?

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Jonathan Gifford

07 May 2012

It’s certainly true for most homeowners that the purchase of a PV system is a big investment. As such, and with the U.S. economy limping along, solar leasing is proving to be a popular way to get solar installations onto roofs. In fact, in October of last year, PV Solar Report published findings showing that …

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