Solar Panels Reach $1 a Watt

ZosX writes "An article over at Popular Mechanics announces that, for the first time, solar cells have been manufactured for the much sought-after figure of $1/Watt. They also talk about a new study of the cost of the particular raw materials used in different manufacturing processes. The conclusion is that the company that just achieved the $1/W milestone, using cadmium telluride technology, may not prove to be the long-term winner capable of meeting demand when it rises into the terawatt range."

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It almost seems as though some want solar to fail

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Am I the only one who notices a strange knee-jerk antipathy to solar power amongst some people? Any time a solar power story comes out, you have people rushing to explain why solar sucks, has sucked, and will continue to suck. I'm guessing they just don't want the damn hippies to be right.