Due to its characteristics of nearby power generation, grid-connection, conversion and use, rooftop photovoltaic power generation has formed the advantages of less investment, flexible, efficient.
On the other hand, industrial and commercial using rooftop PV after being connected to the grid can have multiple modes of operation [ 5]. Among them, users can choose the appropriate proportion of self-consumption electricity from 0 to 100% according to their own electricity consumption situation.
From the perspective of the station construction area, industry and commerce in these areas can obtain better economic benefits by using rooftop photovoltaic, and the operation of rooftop photovoltaic for industry and commerce can help improve their power consumption capacity.
Due to its characteristics of nearby power generation, grid-connection, conversion and use, rooftop photovoltaic power generation has formed the advantages of less investment, flexible, efficient and environmental protection, with broad prospects for development.
For example, Ref.6 studied the impact of solar radiation amount of rooftop PV on economic benefits, and concluded that self-use PV system with the optimal inclination and more than 1000 kWh annual radiation amount is feasible globally.
The results show that: For small rooftop photovoltaic in China, first of all, under the existing subsidy price and cost, its investment payback period is short and the risk is low. Secondly, the average internal rate of return is more than 10%, and the levelized cost of electricity is 0.2727–0.5573CNY/kWh, so the economic performance is good.
Does rooftop PV have a good economic performance?
According to the data in the table, it can be found that under the existing national subsidy policies, rooftop PV in these five regions has a very good economic performance. Considering the influence of other unstable factors in a year, the radiation amount range of China's five solar resource regions is 928-2333 kWh/m 2 [ 1 ].