The installed cost of big Utility solar has fallen from
. . . $6.30/W in 2009, to around
. . . $3.10/W in 2014.
Some projects were down as low as $2/W.
It appears costs are falling faster than almost anyone predicted, and
. . . Department of Energy may reach it's Goal,
. . . to drive installation costs down to
. . . $1/W by 2017.
3-11-2016 Source: The Solar Power Future Is Finally Here
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The Solar Power Future Is Finally Here
Started by eds, Mar 11 2016 04:50 AM
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#2
Posted 13 March 2016 - 06:26 AM
"The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." Huey Lewis
Predictions of installations-up 119%.
And (believe it or not) congress actually DID something; they extended tax breaks for solar installations.
Via Mother Jones/environment-
http://www.motherjon...diculously-fast
Predictions of installations-up 119%.
And (believe it or not) congress actually DID something; they extended tax breaks for solar installations.
Via Mother Jones/environment-
http://www.motherjon...diculously-fast
#3
Posted 13 March 2016 - 08:45 AM
New Hampshire’s Governor Maggie Hassan issued this statement:
“Lifting the cap on net metering,
. . . is essential to the continued success of New Hampshire’s solar industry, and
. . . I applaud the House for its bipartisan vote to pass this critical measure.
The Senate has already supported this legislation, and
. . . I urge them to concur with the version passed by the House, and
. . . send this bill to my desk as quickly as possible,
. . . so that we can lift the cap on net metering.”
“Lifting the cap on net metering,
. . . is essential to the continued success of New Hampshire’s solar industry, and
. . . I applaud the House for its bipartisan vote to pass this critical measure.
The Senate has already supported this legislation, and
. . . I urge them to concur with the version passed by the House, and
. . . send this bill to my desk as quickly as possible,
. . . so that we can lift the cap on net metering.”
#4
Posted 13 March 2016 - 11:17 AM
At least 4 states, currently ban 3rd-party sales of solar energy:
. . . . . . Florida,
. . . . . . Kentucky,
. . . . . . Oklahoma, and
. . . . . . North Carolina.
Utility monopolies are threatened by rooftop solar for 3 main reasons:
. . . The more rooftop solar installations,
. . . . . . the fewer new power plants are built by utilities,
. . . . . . which are able to finance these building projects by raising rates on customers, and
. . . . . . in some states they have a guaranteed rate of return on their investments.
. . . Customers with solar panels,
. . . . . . buy less energy from the grid,
. . . . . . operated by the utilities.
. . . Utilities often have to pay owners of home solar installations,
. . . . . . for the surplus energy their panels return to the grid.
3-13-2016 Source: Solar users VS Utility
. . . . . . Florida,
. . . . . . Kentucky,
. . . . . . Oklahoma, and
. . . . . . North Carolina.
Utility monopolies are threatened by rooftop solar for 3 main reasons:
. . . The more rooftop solar installations,
. . . . . . the fewer new power plants are built by utilities,
. . . . . . which are able to finance these building projects by raising rates on customers, and
. . . . . . in some states they have a guaranteed rate of return on their investments.
. . . Customers with solar panels,
. . . . . . buy less energy from the grid,
. . . . . . operated by the utilities.
. . . Utilities often have to pay owners of home solar installations,
. . . . . . for the surplus energy their panels return to the grid.
3-13-2016 Source: Solar users VS Utility
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