Featured in Why waste this space? – 07-2012

Slow start

Brazil: The largest country in South America and sixth largest economy of the world by gross domestic product has introduced net metering for solar power and is beginning to open the electricity grid to photovoltaics.

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Charles W. Thurston

02 Jul 2012

Brazil’s electricity regulatory agency Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel) has recently taken key steps to open the national grid to small- and medium-sized photovoltaic generators, as well as to permit utilities to start construction of demonstration and pilot plants, moving the industry ever closer to a commercial opening. While the new regulations are not …

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