Originally Posted by Dutch
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.


You understand perfectly what his question is. And the answer is it's only for the power delivered when the sun is shining, not for the 16 hours a day you have to get power somewhere else.