Damn!
And as demand inevitably increases scale will bring costs down for panels and storage. Fossil fuel power is dead.Price of renewables now as low or lower than fossil fuels in 30 countries of the world
Per World Economic Forum
ETA: By 2020 solar is expected to have a lower cost (Levelised Cost Of Electricity) than fossil fuels all over the world
They can't even keep their website powered up (the link doesn't pull up anything).msommer said:Price of renewables now as low or lower than fossil fuels in 30 countries of the world
Per World Economic Forum
ETA: By 2020 solar is expected to have a lower cost (Levelised Cost Of Electricity) than fossil fuels all over the world
Downloads a PDF. Worked for me.They can't even keep their website powered up (the link doesn't pull up anything).
Yeah - it's hanging on me. I'll try to catch it at home.Downloads a PDF. Worked for me.
I won't regret a thing. I hope that happens. Will be thrilled if it does.I think you guys going solar today will regret not waiting a few more years. That 25K to get to $0 in money bills will probably drop to 10K before 2021 imo.
Tesla will begin with production of two of the four styles it unveiled in October: a smooth glass and a textured glass tile. 1 Roofing a 2,000 square-foot home in New York state—with 40 percent coverage of active solar tiles and battery backup for night-time use—would cost about $50,000 after federal tax credits and generate $64,000 in energy over 30 years, according to Tesla’s website calculator.
That’s more expensive upfront than a typical roof, but less expensive than a typical roof with traditional solar and back-up batteries. The warranty is for the lifetime of your home.
That's a lousy article. The Venn diagram at the bottom is particularly egregious. It ignores long term sustainability, potential for reduced costs in solar panel production ramps up, the negative consequences of burning coal, and (weirdly) treats employment as a negative outcome.And here is why that's a pretty horrible statistic.
Efficiency is a positive outcome. Employment for employment's sake is a negative outcome. It's an interesting viewpoint, which is why I read that blog.That's a lousy article. The Venn diagram at the bottom is particularly egregious. It ignores long term sustainability, potential for reduced costs in solar panel production ramps up, the negative consequences of burning coal, and (weirdly) treats employment as a negative outcome.
Employment as part of an efficient and profitable enterprise is a positive outcome, and solar power is rapidly reaching that point. Treating it as a negative outcome is flawed thinking.Efficiency is a positive outcome. Employment for employment's sake is a negative outcome. It's an interesting viewpoint, which is why I read that blog.
If by "efficient and profitable" you mean "subsidized to the gills", then we agree.Employment as part of an efficient and profitable enterprise is a positive outcome, and solar power is rapidly reaching that point. Treating it as a negative outcome is flawed thinking.