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SolarCity’s landmark move toward crowdfunding could democratize the way solar projects are bankrolled and grow overall investment for clean energy. Large institutional investors (such as Google, Honda and US Bank, in the case of SolarCity projects) finance the bulk of solar projects today. While individual investors can already put money into solar projects via crowdfunding platforms such as Mosaic, SunFunder and Crowdsun.com, most of these opportunities are only available to accredited investors – wealthy individuals – or are limited to just one or a few states, said Tim Newell, SolarCity’s vice president of financial products. “This is the first time you’re seeing investment offered broadly to American investors through a public offering,” Newell said on a press conference call Tuesday.
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Those panels, part of the program's first phase, will reportedly power 126 impoverished communities. Jorge Merino, Energy and Mining Minister, told the Latin American Herald that the entire program will allow 95 percent of Peru to have access to electricity by the end of 2016. That will be done by installing a planned 12,500 solar (photovoltaic) systems, reaching 500,000 households, according to PlanetSave.com. Currently, only about 66 percent of Peru's population has access to electricity.
The entire program will cost about $200 million.