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Price of raw solar panels and inverters is so absurdly cheap, tariffs can't impact them much. They make under 10% of final price of installed systems and includ
by anovikov 2y ago
Price of raw solar panels and inverters is so absurdly cheap, tariffs can't impact them much. They make under 10% of final price of installed systems and included financing costs and maintenance over lifetime, under 5% of LCOE. Even if you put 200% tariff that will only raise electricity cost by 10%.
Almost all cost there is soft cost. And land use fees.
There are few solar installations being made in the US because US has energy security and needs none of that stuff: it produces way more than enough of reliable fossil based energy for itself with plenty left for export. China is in a different position.