Evaluating rooftop PV''s impact on power supply-demand
Research article Evaluating rooftop PV''simpact on power supply-demand discrepancies in grid decarbonization Shihong Zhang,1 Jingyi Pan,2 Borong Lin,3 Yanxue Li,4,* Mingxi Ji,5 and Zhe
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