Rooftop Solar Could Reach Price Parity In the US By 2016

Lucas123 writes: The cost of rooftop solar-powered electricity will be on par with prices of coal-powered energy and other conventional sources in all 50 U.S. states in just two years, a leap from today where PV energy has price parity in only 10 states, according to Deutsche Bank's leading solar industry analyst. The sharp decline in solar energy costs is the result of increased economies of scale leading to cheaper photovoltaic panels, new leasing models and declining installation costs, Deutsche Bank's Vishal Shah stated in a recent report. The cost of solar-generated electricity in the top 10 states for capacity ranges from 11-15 cents per kilowatt hour (c/kWh), compared to the retail electricity price of 11-37 c/kWh. Amit Ronen, a former Congressional staffer behind legislation that created an investment tax credit for solar installations, said one of the only impediments to decreasing solar electricity prices are fees proposed by utilities on customers who install solar and take advantage of net metering, or the ability to sell excess power back to utilities.

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Re:They WILL FIght Back

[Ol Olsoc]

It's awesome that you got +5 for this when I never mentioned coal while I've already earned a flamebait mod simply for sharing my own experience and pointing out that the return on ecological investment for wind isn't nearly as favorable as more conventional sources of power. Even hydro has a better environmental ROI than wind and hydro relies on submerging entire valleys.....

You really are not seriously proposing that a hydro dam is more environmentally friendly?

Tell me, when salmon cannot reproduce because they cannot get to spawnning grounds - it is environmentalyy friendly?

But then - it is all about you isn't it?

You are just about the most selfish ass on /. Shakrai. You whine like a yuppie denied their starbucks latte about the incredible indignities you suffered in construction of a wind farm - Have you gone for counseling and sued them yet? Seems like a crimes against humanity issue.

When the Army corps of engineers built a dam about 20 miles away from us, (J.F.Sayers) people were forcibly moved out of their homes. Farms were dissolved, and roads were rerouted.

A cemetery was dug up and moved. You were so put upon, perhaps being late for work. These families had to have their loved ones corpses dug up to move to another place.

But that traffic! Just too much! The suffering you endured!