PAPER REPRISE: Mandating Solar PV on Residential Roofs has Drawbacks

From this paper (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2022.05.005), published in 2022, our analysis found that the California mandate to put solar PV systems on new residential rooftops was likely to modestly increase worker injuries in the state (residential rooftops are one of the most dangerous working environments in the US). The paper does not consider any offsetting health benefits from emissions-free energy production, but it does outline several alternatives to still obtain those benefits and increase solar PV energy production without the worker safety drawbacks (such as installing the solar panels at ground level nearby, rather than on rooftops).