Ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwe-Covid-19, u-2020 kusewunyaka oqopha umlando wokugcina amandla elanga ekhaya e-United States.

Njengoba abantu bevaleleke ekhaya ngenxa yalolu bhubhane futhi bezazi kangcono izidingo zabo zamandla asekhaya, u-April sekuyinyanga ebalulekile ezinkampanini zokwenza imikhondo yedijithali ngokusheshisa ukuguqukela ezindleleni ezintsha zokusebenza.

Kulo nyaka ongaziwa, izinkampani zelanga zasekhaya zaseMelika ezifana neSunrun, Vivint, Sunpower, kanye noTesla zathi zingamelana nomthelela walolu bhubhane ngokuthengisa kude namasu amasha aku-inthanethi.

Kuvele ukuthi baqinisile.

I-BloombergNEF ibikezela ukuthi abantu baseMelika bazofaka irekhodi lama-gigawatts angu-3 wamandla elanga ophahleni lwezindlu zabo, nakuba lezi zibalo zingase zingahambisani nesikhathi esilula ekupheleni kuka-2019.

Naphezu kobhubhane lwe-Covid-19, imali enkulu isangena ensimini yelanga.I-BloombergNEF ibikezela ukuthi abantu baseMelika bazofaka irekhodi lama-gigawatts angu-3 wamandla elanga ophahleni lwabo, nakuba lezi zinombolo zingase zingahlangabezani nokulindelwe.

Umkhiqizi welanga waseMelika uSunpower usanda kumemezela ubudlelwano obungu-$1 bhiliyoni neSilicon Valley Credit Union Tech CU, obuzohlinzeka ngezimali kumaphrojekthi ayo okubolekwa imali.Ubambiswano luhlinzeka ngamathuba okuxhasa ngezimali amakhasimende angaba khona ahlala e-US elanga namandla okugcina amandla.I-California Institute of Technology ingenye yezinyunyana ezinkulu zezikweletu ezingama-20 eCalifornia.

Inhlanganisela yesu lokuthengisa ku-inthanethi kanye neqembu elisha lamakhasimende endawo anelukuluku lokwazi ngamandla livumele imakethe ukuthi ikhule onyakeni onenhlekelele.

Umagazini we-Bloomberg othi “Green” ucaphune umhlaziyi ethi: “Ukugqugquzelwa kwamandla avuselelekayo kunamandla kakhulu.Lokhu kuye kwakhulula imboni esihlahleni esibi kakhulu nakwezinye izinhlekelele zemvelo.”

Njengoba sibikile, ukufika kungazelelwe kwalolu bhubhane kubeke ukuguquguquka kuqala futhi kwasheshisa ukwamukelwa kwezinqubo zokuthengisa zedijithali.

Isikhulu sakwaSunrun uLynn Jurich uthe ocingweni lwenkomfa yemali etholwa njalo ngekota: “Sibone impumelelo enkulu ekushintsheni ekuthengisweni kwedijithali.Sesivele siyaqonda ukuthi imboni izothuthuka kanjani—kungathatha iminyaka emibili—futhi Sikuqede ngenyanga eyodwa nje.Kungikhuthaze kakhulu lokhu kushintsha kanye nomthelela wako ezindlekweni zokuthenga.”

Ocingweni lwengqungquthela yekota yokuqala yeholo, abaphathi be-Vivint kanye ne-Sunrun bobabili bathi ukuhola kwedijithali ngo-Ephreli kwakucacile.I-Enphase Energy iphinde yaphawula ukuthi ibone ukwanda kwemikhondo yedijithali kanye nethrafikhi esitolo sayo se-inthanethi.

UJurich uthe ocingweni lwengqungquthela yokuhola iSunrun: “Izimpawu zokuqala zikhombisa ukuthi noma ngabe umnotho wezwe untengantenga isikhathi eside futhi nokuthenjwa kwabathengi kuntekenteke, abantu basazofuna ukusebenzisa amandla elanga.”