CX-102028: Mapping and Bridging Barriers in Knowledge Flows of How Solar Photovoltaics Affect Rural Community Economies

Award Number: DE-EE0009361
CX(s) Applied: A9
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): MI
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the Regents of the University of Michigan to characterize how knowledge flows and trusted stakeholders affect rural communities’ decisions on zoning utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV), develop a scalable model for estimating the short- and long-term impacts of utility-scale PV deployments in rural economies, and test mechanisms for disseminating information on how utility-scale PV would affect rural economies. The proposed study system encompasses rural regions of MN, MI, WI, IL, IN, and OH.