Indeed. That used to be said of eolic energy (wind power). For example you can see a cost breakdown in 2005 here: http://www.mnforsustain.org/windpower_schleed

Indeed. That used to be said of eolic energy (wind power). For example you can see a cost breakdown in 2005 here: http://www.mnforsustain.org/windpower_schleede_costs_of_electricity.htm http://www.mnforsustain.org/windpower_schleede_costs_of_elec... I believe the energy costs are now competitive (but wind still cannot serve as "base" power), but my yet-unresearched hunch is that solar is still at the same stage that wind was: only viable due to the massive tax breaks.