THE FREAKING ARTICLE UNDER DISCUSSION IS ABOUT UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR.
Why would electric bills be rising if solar is getting cheaper? If solar is cheaper and more efficient today, and utility-scale solar can afford efficiencies like motors (to directly face the sun throughout the day), and building the panels on the ground (easier to maintain, fewer rooftop deaths)... why would I want to jump the gun and purchase solar for myself?
Tell me, do you think you can beat $.06/kWh that Utility-scale Solar is getting TODAY? Do you think you can beat the estimated cost of $0.03/kWh in 5 years?
I THINK the article is trying to say that electric prices in America is going to start going down, thanks to solar. Depending on how quickly solar gets deployed of course.
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Now yes, I do realize that buying your own solar comes with its own rewards. But we cannot ignore the risks. Gas prices have halved from their height of $4/gallon, and other forms of energy have also dropped in price.
Most noticeably, solar. No reason to buy solar yourself if you can just wait for the utilities to deploy solar after all.
Why would electric bills be rising if solar is getting cheaper? If solar is cheaper and more efficient today, and utility-scale solar can afford efficiencies like motors (to directly face the sun throughout the day), and building the panels on the ground (easier to maintain, fewer rooftop deaths)... why would I want to jump the gun and purchase solar for myself?
Tell me, do you think you can beat $.06/kWh that Utility-scale Solar is getting TODAY? Do you think you can beat the estimated cost of $0.03/kWh in 5 years?
I THINK the article is trying to say that electric prices in America is going to start going down, thanks to solar. Depending on how quickly solar gets deployed of course.
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Now yes, I do realize that buying your own solar comes with its own rewards. But we cannot ignore the risks. Gas prices have halved from their height of $4/gallon, and other forms of energy have also dropped in price.
Most noticeably, solar. No reason to buy solar yourself if you can just wait for the utilities to deploy solar after all.