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Study - Are Solar Panels Contagious?

In this article, we are going to do a study as to the effect on the minds of the people as to how eager they feel under pressure when their neighbors install solar panels at their premises.

An area of USA is divided into a number of zip codes. This study is based upon by taking one particular zip code into consideration. The research conducted at Stanford University finds out that when there is one percent rise in the number of solar panel installations in the particular area of USA, the time between successive installations of solar panels also decreases significantly by one percent. This makes them conclude that the solar panels are contagious to the population of USA who are aware about their advantages.

For example, consider that there are 24 existing installations of solar panels in a particular zip code in USA. If it takes 100 days, on an average for the 25th solar panel site installation to take place, then it takes just 10 days before the successive 250th solar panel installation takes place.

However, this study takes into consideration, a long duration of time. The numbers of samples that are taken from the different zip codes indicate that the final results and the conclusion thereby shall take a long time to extrapolate. This is because the cumulative time of study is a long duration even though the rate at which solar panel installations are made is increasing. A graph plot between the numbers of installation in a zip code (x-axis) vs. days between installations is parabolically decreasing in nature. This graph therefore reveals that it will take a very long time for all the sites in a zip code to be equipped with solar power.

When there was a little data mining technique implemented and results were analyzed, a little bit of everything was discovered. There is one predictable factor that governs this study. That is the social cache. When the homeowners see the other people in the surrounding areas of a zip code switching to green energy, they too want to portray a green energy image. Second thing most importantly is the transfer of information in a society. More the number of people in your area, who have conveniently switched to green energy, more are the information and statistics about the solar panels that you collect. When you more and more advantages, you would like to avail it yourself. There are conversations between neighbors, different social gatherings, etc. so that the process of installation of solar panels is demystified.

The local contractors also get vast expertise and experience from the installation process of the solar panels in the same areas. This is beneficial on the other hand for a company engaged in the business of installation of solar panels because they get huge profits on the transportation costs when they install the solar panels repeatedly in the same areas. It facilitates their sales and marketing strategies.

All the above facts, figures, statistics and reasoning states that in order to make your own locality to switch to the solar power, it is necessary that you learn from your surrounding areas and install the solar panels yourself.

The above stated study really holds some significance in the areas of market and research. The solar panel installation companies like Solar City are able to derive huge profit margins due to the outcome of such studies. The demands of solar panels however continue to show the same trend since the year 2002-2009.

All in all, the contagious effects that are exhibited by the solar panel installations due to the surroundings are really helping the environment to reduce the green house emissions and make better sustainable loving conditions.

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