Why is China developing distributed solar photovoltaics?

Development of distributed solar photovoltaics mainly benefited from the incentive policies in China. Currently the cost of PV power generation is still higher than traditional energy sources. China's PV industry is incapable of competing in the energy market without policy intervention.

What is the economic performance of distributed PV systems in Chengdu?

In addition to Chengdu, the IRR of the industry and commerce distributed PV systems are in the range of 5.8%–19.6%. The static payback period of these projects are in the range of 6.03–13.75 years. It can be drawn that the economic performance of these projects is also good with policy support. Table 12.

Are rooftop PV potentials increasing in Chengdu?

The main conclusions are as follows: both the rooftop area and rooftop PV potential show a rapid increasing trend and similar spatial distribution. The areas with the most obvious increases (>0.5 km 2 /year and >10 GWh/year) are concentrated in the Chengdu.

Will distributed PV power plants solve the problem of electricity shortage?

The distributed PV installed capacity will be further expanded and exceed the installed capacity of large-scale ground PV power plants in the future. There will be a sharp increase in its generating capacity, which can basically solve the problem of electricity shortage in some areas in the next few years.