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ELEKTRENAI, Lithunia (Reuters) - Lithuania is pioneering a scheme to allow city-dwellers who do not own the roof over their apartment blocks to buy solar panels located in special rural parks for their cheaper energy needs.
About a dozen such parks have opened in the past year, some as much as 50 km (30 miles) from the homes that they supply with solar energy.
“You invest upfront, but then for the next 20-25 years you save on electricity costs. So, with this zero-interest rate environment, it’s a small but good investment,” Vytautas Plunksnis, who bought a 1.5 kw panel located at one solar park.