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McCoy, M., Mommsen, T.P., Farrell, ., Liem, K. (2020). Community Solar: Strategies and Implementation for Sustainability. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_148-1
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