De Moivre's equation and the solar panels of Lo-Reninge
A few weeks a go I saw an innocent little article on solar panels in the Flemish quality newspaper ' De Standaard ', entitled " Niemand maakt meer zonne-energie dan inwoners Lo-Reninge ", which roughly translates to " no one produces more solar energy than the inhabitants of Lo-Reninge ". The article reports on the production of solar energy by individual households, typically produced by small installations on rooftops. The Flemish authorities support solar energy by subsidizing households who install solar panels. An important part of the subsidies is handled by issuing so called 'Green certificates' (or renewable energy certificates) per fixed amount of 'kilowatt per hour' produced. See here for more details on solar power in Belgium. De Standaard newspaper, citing data from the Flemish Regulator of the Electricity and Gas market ( VREG ), reported on the number of these certificates issued in 2012 relative to the number of inhabitant