Amerisolar have just gained MCS approval in the uk and with the new feed in tariff to be announced in January,
PV will at last become a good financial investment. With increased competition I expect to see prices falling in the new year.
breezyenergy wrote:Really? We hope this ture, so that more and more people can use this green energy products!
Oh, I hope this ture too, I truly do.
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
I'm looking into it. Looks as if you can get the LCBP grant and the FIT all in one go at the moment, in which case you'd get (with a set of prices I've seen lately) a "return on investment" of over 7% !
Actually, there a similar thread in 2008, that 2009 should see serious competition and reduced prices in PV.
And? Did it happen?
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
emordnilap wrote:Actually, there a similar thread in 2008, that 2009 should see serious competition and reduced prices in PV.
And? Did it happen?
Nah! Of course it didn't. And it's not gonna happen now either.
PV prices are ratcheted alongside other energy costs. If gas or electric goes up, so does the price of PV. Add a grant scheme into the mix, and prices go up accordingly.
Costs for PV have gone down now that the likes of Shell have got out of the business. So now it's just a nice little earner for manufacturers.
We are selling wholesale for £1.58 a watt (15 panels or less).
We'll have to see when they announce the feed in tariff next week how much it will be for definite.
what happened? I know nothing about Solar. My assumption is that with PV prices coming down it can only mean glory for Solar panels and their influence on green home heating. This is very good news. I am interested to see how some of the communities that have been considering alternative energy react. Hopefully we can keep the movement going.
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Solar panel installations may surge in the next two years as the cost of generating electricity from the sun rivals coal-fueled plants, industry executives and analysts said.
Large photovoltaic projects will cost $1.45 a watt to build by 2020, half the current price, Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimated today. The London-based research company says solar is viable against fossil fuels on the electric grid in the most sunny regions such as the Middle East.
Solar panel installations may surge in the next two years as the cost of generating electricity from the sun rivals coal-fueled plants, industry executives and analysts said.
Large photovoltaic projects will cost $1.45 a watt to build by 2020, half the current price, Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimated today. The London-based research company says solar is viable against fossil fuels on the electric grid in the most sunny regions such as the Middle East.
