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When will we have cheap 30%+ efficiency that will last 30+ years? That seems to me the tipping point when Solar can become ubiquitous.
by transfire 4y ago
When will we have cheap 30%+ efficiency that will last 30+ years? That seems to me the tipping point when Solar can become ubiquitous.
- stephen_g 4y agoSolar is pretty ubiquitous already in a lot of places… Around here (Australia), more than 1/3rd of homes have solar and plenty of commercial premises. The efficiency doesn’t matter much, it’s just the cost. Most people don’t pack as much solar on their roof as they can possibly fit on anyway, so higher efficiency would just mean less of the roof is taken up.
- Casteil 4y agoThere's always someone pushing for more lol The problem right now isn't so much panel efficiency as the lump cost of doing a project like this and the affordability / justifiability of that.. Especially when solar companies take advantage of people receiving tax credits & gouge on labor pricing.