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>Solar pays for itself in raw kWh over ~8 years AFAIK in this thread the calculation that gave the answer of 8 years also included the bonus that comes from th
by heavenlyblue 5y ago
>Solar pays for itself in raw kWh over ~8 years
AFAIK in this thread the calculation that gave the answer of 8 years also included the bonus that comes from the government subsidies. What is the number if we excluded that subsidy?
- gibolt 5y agoThat is part of the cost analysis. Costs continue to fall, only rising recently due to macro materials costs. In a few years when the subsidy vanishes, the difference should be nearly made up for by reduced cost. And this subsidy only applies to residential AFAICT, not grid-scale which is the main discussion. Grid scale tends to come in far cheaper