Adoption of distributed energy resources such as wind and solar can exacerbate energy inequality. A new study shows that inequality in opportunity to adopt renewable energy resources may already be baked into the grid infrastructure design.
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Moreno-Munoz, A. Inequality built into the grid. Nat Energy 6, 852–853 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00873-y
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