Shanghai’s dream of large-scale solar power generation will take off in earnest this summer. At the end of this month, a modern factory covering 6,000 square meters will be built in Xinzhuang Industrial Zone. Inside, it will be the largest solar cell production facility in the country.

“The solar cell production line, which will be completed soon, uses the most advanced solar energy utilization technology in the world and can produce more than 10 megawatts of electricity per year.” Yuan Xiao, general manager of Shanghai Solar Technology Co., LTD., said yesterday. The 60 million yuan “green project” will deliver “environmentally friendly electricity” to thousands of households in Shanghai when it is put into operation this year.

What are the benefits of generating electricity from solar energy? Experts say solar power systems are best suited for the summer peak. The more light there is during the day, the more power the sun can produce. In addition to providing electricity for communication, lighting and electrical appliances in residential areas, the unused electricity can also be directly incorporated into the general power grid to maintain electricity consumption for household users at night. An average Shanghai household, a power of 3 kW solar cell power generation system, enough to meet its basic demand for electricity.

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And for the enterprises that are in the “high temperature power limit”, the use of solar power generation can solve the temporary power supply demand gap. The cost of solar power has fallen below 30 yuan per watt, twice the cost of thermal power. Enterprises in urgent need of electricity, relying on an area of several hundred square meters or so “light plate”, a battery, can solve the “call” problem, but also can “enjoy” to zero pollution, zero noise, zero energy loss of clean electricity.

The reporter also learned that a “solar housing promotion program” accompanying the project is also in progress. Some people who buy villas will be the first to use clean and convenient solar electricity next year. Industry insiders revealed that at present, many real estate companies are interested in booking all kinds of solar cell products, the development of energy saving, environmental protection, environmental value-added effect of solar housing, the fastest by the end of the year will start.

It is foreseeable that with the acceleration of large-scale production of solar energy products in Shanghai, more and more “small skylights” will be erected over the residential buildings in Shencheng to embrace the bright tomorrow of solar power generation.