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                 FIGURE 4.21  Installed utility PV capacity by scenario [28].

























                 FIGURE 4.22  Installed rooftop PV capacity by scenario [28].

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                 principal, and $1.79 × 10  in interest. losses have been barely half of the interest paid so
                 far, or just over 2% of commitments [33].


                 4.4  The United States as a Driver of Innovation
                 4.4.1  “Profoundly Disconnected”: The Need for Workforce
                 Development and Educator Training

                 In his book “Profoundly Disconnected,” Former CNN Host mike rowe wrote of the widen-
                 ing skills gap in the US and the lack of technical education required for today’s jobs [34].
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