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In the last 20 years, industrial nations slowly replaced landline telephones with cell phones, while developing nations skipped traditional telephone infrastructure in favor of cellular. Now extend the metaphor to energy: Can areas without a grid infrastructure turn to distributed solar or other renewables without going the centralized route? The market for home solar systems is huge as their prices fall and potentials to replace kerosene rise. Do you think these areas should stick with the standard or move to a new energy model?
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