Originally Posted by TRnCO
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That 3% is like Moore’s law in computing, and means that in 20 years from now, solar will cost half as much as it does today. And today solar is being installed at utility scale for around 3 c/KWH in the desert southwest.


Is the 3 c/KWH computed for only the time the solar is producing energy, or is it computed for a 24 hr period? Because after all, solar doesn't produce when the sun goes down.





Not sure what your question is. .3 c/KWH is the contract price paid to the supplier for electricity sent to the grid.


Originally Posted by RufusG
Originally Posted by Dutch
Utilization rate has nothing to do with it.



Do I remember correctly that you posted here about installing a backup generator for your place?


Yeah. We’re on hydro and coal, courtesy of Warren Buffet. Power goes down occasionally, last time because some dufus hit a power pole. What’s that got to do with the cost of solar?


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