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Yes, over twice as cheap. According to NREL, residential is $2.80/watt vs $1.03/watt for utility scale. https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2017/nrel-report-utili
by thinkcontext 8y ago
Yes, over twice as cheap. According to NREL, residential is $2.80/watt vs $1.03/watt for utility scale.
https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2017/nrel-report-utility-scale-solar-pv-system-cost-fell-last-year.html https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2017/nrel-report-utility-sca...
- mikeash 8y agoThat doesn’t seem to account for the two factors I mentioned, although I certainly wouldn’t expect them to make up that difference.
- 18pfsmt 8y agoI haven't read the NREL report, but my father was involved with them for 10 years as an investor. For utility scale, they can use thin-film panels which are more efficient, but more costly upfront (FirstSolar is the big player).