(15 Aug 2025)
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Baltimore – 1 August 2025
1. Craig Keenan unboxes his plug-in solar panel
2. Keenan zip-tying the plug-in solar panel onto his railing
3. Keenan zip-tying the microinverter onto his railing
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Craig Keenan, plug-in solar user:
“I was interested in getting a plug-in solar system because it’s very simple, it’s not expensive… I think anyone can install this, it’s not complicated. All I had to do was, you know, mount the solar panel on the balcony railing using zip ties, and then I plugged it into the micro inverter. I think all in all it took about 10 or 15 minutes to install.
5. Row of townhouses and their balconies
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Craig Keenan, plug-in solar user:
“This is a really good system for a place like Baltimore. You know, most people in Baltimore have a porch.”
7. A plug-in solar panel collects energy
8. Keenan plugs into a wall socket
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New York – 11 August 2025
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexis Abramson, climate professor and dean of the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University:
“This kind of solar, the plug-in solar — the balcony solar as it’s sometimes called — plugs into a standard AC outlet, a wall socket in your home.”
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Baltimore – 1 August 2025
10. Keenan works on his solar panel installation
11. Various of Craig turning on the lights inside his home
12 . Keenan stands in his backyard
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New York – 11 August 2025
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexis Abramson, climate professor and dean of the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University:
“A Plug-in Solar system is going to be much smaller than what a rooftop solar system usually can be. So, power size wise, about 800 watts or so, to give you perspective, like microwave might be something more like 1000 watts. So, a Plug-in Solar system you can’t even really use just to run your microwave… solar system that’s on your rooftop can be many thousands of watts.”
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14. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexis Abramson, climate professor and dean of the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University:
“… of course, because it’s a smaller system, the upfront costs are smaller too. So, something like on the order of 500 to 1,000 U.S. dollars or so for most kits.”
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Baltimore – 1 August 2025
15. Rack focus between garden flowers and solar panel
16. Keenan stands in his backyard
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New York – 11 August 2025
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17. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexis Abramson, climate professor and dean of the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University:
“These plug-in systems are much more common in Europe… governments in various European countries have certain regulations about wattage to make sure that your home wiring can safely handle it. So that is being dealt with in these various European countries, much better than in the U.S.”
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Baltimore – 1 August 2025
18. Keenan looks through his solar app UPSOUND (English)
Craig Keenan: “…when you click on it, it will show the power…”
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19. SOUNDBITE (English) Craig Keenan, plug-in solar user:
20. “Fragile please do not bend” written on the plug-in solar panel cardboard
21. Keenan carries his plug-in solar panel
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