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封面
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Foreword
PROLOGUE An Energy Primer
Electricity 101
The Grid
Shining a Light on Solar
Join the Revolution
CHAPTER 1 Sunny Side Up
The Battle for America’s Head and Heart
The Public Demand for Clean Local Energy
A Perversion of Power
Poised for Progress
Why Solar Will Win
CHAPTER 2 Empires of the Sun
Dirty Energy’s Petty Politics
A Political Football
Americans against American Innovation
The Madness Goes Global
An Encouraging Example of Leadership
Lessons Learned from the Maldives Microcosm
CHAPTER 3 Role Models for the Rooftop Revolution
Raising an Army of Solarrikins
Mohamed Nasheed: Carrying the Torch
Jeremy Leggett: Making the Case for Business
Tom Steyer: Fighting the Good Fight
Danielle Merfeld: Advocating as an Intrapreneur
Sven Teske: Spreading the Sunshine
Alex Voigt: Saying Farewell to Fossils
Alisa Gravitz: Partnering for a Green America
Billy Parrish and Dan Rosen: Crowdfunding Solar
Zhengrong Shi: Epitomizing the Can-Do Approach
Julia Mason: Inspiring Authorities to Adopt Solar
Eden Full: Using Low-Tech Tools to Track the Sun
Mobilizing the New Greatest Generation
CHAPTER 4 Take a Walk on the Sunny Side
The Adoption Curve
The Myth of Inefficiency
The Future of Solar Power
Subsidies
Reliability
Aesthetics
Scale
Cost
Sungevity as a Case in Point
CHAPTER 5 Hot Jobs
The Reality of the Solar Employment Engine
Holding Our Representatives to Account
Building the Solar Economic Ecosystem
Job Growth—but Only If We Demand It
Creating Smart Jobs in the Solar Space
CHAPTER 6 Energized
10 Reasons Why the Solar Ascent Is Inevitable
1. Price
2. Jobs
3. Speed
4. Scalability
5. Access
6. Value
7. Climate
8. Popularity
9. Defense
10. Evolution
EPILOGUE Fire 2.0
My Ride on the Solar Coaster—So Far
Making the Leap from Activism to Entrepreneurialism
Forming the Sungevity Team
Leveraging the Power of the Internet
Breaking Down the Barriers to Solar
Hassle
Trust
Shine the Light!
Notes
Additional Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
About Sungevity