> Yes. Anything that lets us offline coal plants faster will save lives. Assuming all else is equal, it's literally free energy. I agree with that. But all els

> Yes. Anything that lets us offline coal plants faster will save lives. Assuming all else is equal, it's literally free energy. I agree with that. But all else is not equal. The more efficient panels are much more expensive than the regular panels (and there are no signs of this changing any time soon). Cheaper regular panels (and prices are still falling) are more helpful. Aside from which, panels are already cheap enough for cheap energy. It's energy storage costs (and availability of storage technology in general) that are the blocker at this point. > Obviously you have to multiply efficiency by longevity. If that equation didn't work out, they wouldn't be commercializing it. I suspect they won't be commercialised for grid-scale power plants. They'll likely be used in space, and perhaps on things like boats and RVs where space is also at a premium.