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> Something does not add up. If PV is so cheap, why don't we see more electricity being produced by PV? > Utility scale solar PV [...] is now the cheapest form
by baybal2 5y ago
> Something does not add up. If PV is so cheap, why don't we see more electricity being produced by PV?
> Utility scale solar PV [...] is now the cheapest form of new energy to deploy
For China... The West has very few semiconductor grade silicon smelters, and no industrial scale ones for PV ingots.
I think all of PV cell makers in the West just dice Chinese boules
- Robotbeat 5y agoCorrect, EXCEPT for thin film cells by First Solar (who make the whole module). Although hopefully this is changing.