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> It is surprising how little attention has been created by this huge PV panel price decrease, from $4.00 a watt to $1.25 in three years. The sad thing is that
by onedognight 15y ago
> It is surprising how little attention has been created by this huge PV panel price decrease, from $4.00 a watt to $1.25 in three years.
The sad thing is that First Solar's thin film panels hit $1/watt a few years ago, but you are unable to buy them in the US due to Solar City getting an exclusive and deciding to only leasing them at nowhere $1/watt.
- aptwebapps 15y agoIf some company rolled out production right now for 50 cents a watt, unless their volume was ridiculously high or their tech looked easy to copy it wouldn't have that much affect on the market price. Why? Because they don't have to sell it at 50 cents, they can just sell it at market rate. Only when more than one (at least) company has the ability to sell for 50 cents is the price likely to approach that.