Solar power has now become the cheapest form of electricity generation in history and kiwis are taking advantage of it, putting solar panels on their rooftops in numbers never seen before.
But what about something a little bigger? Well, with solar panel production costs falling around 90% in the last decade, a growing number of kiwis are maximising their incomes by adding large-scale solar arrays to their land, too.
But how much does it cost, where do you start, and what’s the payback time? Join Gav as he visits a freshly completed solar farm in Rangiriri, south of Auckland, to talk with Andrew Beckett from Kiwi Solar, looking at the challenges involved while busting some myths along the way.
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