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0 pointspingou9d ago0 comments

How do you explain that solar got 50% less expensive in the last 10 years?

Why would people and institutions in control of solar equipment reprice their stuff to match the price of dirty electricity? You think there is no competition? Or you confuse it with the system that has been put in place where the price of electricity in the grid is set up by the most expensive producer at the time (which does make sense although you can argue against it).

Solar installation should pay for itself in less than 15 years in most cases, half the time according to that article: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/10/03/average-u-s-residenti... (and rooftop solar panels aren't as cost-effective as large-scale solar farms).

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dheera9d ago

> less than 15 years

But can it pay itself in a month or two? That's the bar. I cannot financially plan for even one year later. Too many unknowns.

A really good coffee machine that can do lattes costs maybe $200. If lattes at coffee shops cost $8 including stupid high CA taxes and the stupid puppy face guilt tips, it pays for itself after ~35 lattes including supply costs, or just over a month. That's the bar for pretty much anything.

That should especially be the bar for clean energy. Clean energy shouldn't be a luxury for the wealthy.

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dheera9d ago

> less than 15 years

But can it pay itself in a month or two? That's the bar. I cannot financially plan for even one year later. Too many unknowns.

That should especially be the bar for clean energy. Clean energy shouldn't be a luxury for the wealthy.

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