Or his other green-energy proposals, or high-speed rail, or federal-state partnerships to construct more efficient buildings?

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Developers who build power plants to sell power to utilities also might be willing to pay a higher price for more efficient solar panels, which allow them to construct projects with less land.

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In addition to being energy-efficient, prefabricated houses are also meant to be cheaper to construct.

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