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thethief
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 Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/garden/04solar.html
| Quote: | | While the average home solar system is about five kilowatts, Mr. Felton’s is 45 kilowatts, and he seldom sees an electric bill. Borrego Solar estimated the system could save Mr. Felton almost $2 million over 30 years — far more than the $255,000 the system cost him after a $134,000 rebate. |
$255K for a 45kW system = $5.66/W. That's actually cost effective in California? Regardless, I'm glad to see solar getting some love since it drops 20% in cost every time it doubles in capacity. |
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davep
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| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
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| thethief wrote: | | Regardless, I'm glad to see solar getting some love since it drops 20% in cost every time it doubles in capacity. |
I don't see what you mean by that, unless you're talking purely of economies of scale (which have limits in this arena) or concentrating solar power. The latter is not as simple as it may seem for photovoltaics, as varying concentrations across the cell structure limits the capacity, and heat dissipation can be an issue. |
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thethief
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| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
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| davep wrote: | | thethief wrote: | | Regardless, I'm glad to see solar getting some love since it drops 20% in cost every time it doubles in capacity. |
I don't see what you mean by that, unless you're talking purely of economies of scale (which have limits in this arena) or concentrating solar power. The latter is not as simple as it may seem for photovoltaics, as varying concentrations across the cell structure limits the capacity, and heat dissipation can be an issue. |
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davep
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| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
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| I see. I thought you were referring to individual installations rather than global manufacturing capacity. |
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tomcatino
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:41 am Post subject: Re: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
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The complexity of financing Solar Power has held many back.
The new business model of 3rd party financing & customer leasing will dramatically increase market implementation of Solar PV.
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