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Tell others to see
http://www.thesolarvillage.com/ .
The start of the Green movement came out of
Freiburg. Essentially Freiburg was the birth
place of the major environmental movement. In
1992 Freiburg was designated the
environmental capital of Europe. Freiburg is
now rated number one in solar installations.
This gets noticed by the wider public. They
then start participating. In this is a
nucleus for identity with this new and
special idea. People are then able to connect
their own identity to this solar thing.
The hardest thing is always money. Solar is
one of the most expensive forms of energy.
You have to raise funds for this. The
enthusiam of individuals then becomes
important. For example the solar panels on
the soccer pitch in Freiburg was financed by
allowing citizens to buy shares of the
installation. Each citizen then became small
scale electricity producers. It being in such
a renowned location allowed people to see
their electricity production. This type of
joint ownership scheme has now been widely
replicated throughout the world.
As necessary preconditions of success you
have to have reasonable costs (10% is
something people are prepared to pay), things
must be comfortable and fit with the
lifestyle, and finally control is required so
that people feel like they have security.
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