50% Solar Panel Price Drop Soon?
Kurzweil AI describes a surge in the supply of silicon, reported by Technology Review that by itself could make existing solar panel designs cost competitive to electricity rates from our not so beloved grid.
“In areas that get a lot of sun, that will translate to solar electricity costs of about 10 cents per kilowatt hour, matching the average price of electricity in the United States. That will make solar affordable and, eventually, will vastly increase the market, Bradford says. “You can’t even begin to imagine the transformation that that’s going to create.” “
My hometown paper, the Pahrump Valley Times, reports Retired engineer dispenses with the grid (photo shown here of Pahrump local Gene Raquepau beneath solar panel graphic).
May 8th, 2008 at 12:29 am
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