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Not sure if it's a comparable metric, but it seems to largely follow the long term time series here: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices https://
by RobinL 3y ago
Not sure if it's a comparable metric, but it seems to largely follow the long term time series here: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices
- dopa42365 3y agohttps://ourworldindata.org/learning-curve https://ourworldindata.org/learning-curve > As the cumulative installed capacity increased, the price of solar declined exponentially. Solar technology is a prime example. For more than four decades, the price of solar panels declined by 20% with each doubling of global cumulative capacity.
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y agoIs that adjusted for inflation?
- philipkglass 3y agoYes, the chart says that prices are adjusted for inflation and presented in 2019 US dollars.
- tryptophan 3y agoHmm interesting, suggests that solar panel prices should drop to like 8c/W by 2030. At that point they are pretty much free because the ROI will be so high.
- photochemsyn 3y agoSome of this is related to China's apparent mastery of monocrystalline silicon PV technology. The article and the graph don't distinguish panels by mono vs poly but for non-thin-tech panels, monocrystalline is preferable. See (2018): https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/04/14/the-weekend-read-chinas-monocrystalline-boom/ https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/04/14/the-weekend-read-chin... > "When potential expansions from other mono ingot and wafer makers are factored in, this points to a tectonic shift in the supply of monocrystalline silicon which threatens to reconfigure the entire upstream solar landscape and potentially push monocrystalline silicon solar into a dominant market position in much shorter timeframe than previously anticipated."