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Old 11-15-2023, 08:15 PM   #16509
gasman
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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface View Post
On the solar front, I think we're starting to see some good returns:

Panel efficiency:
1990- ~22%
2020- ~47%

Cost:
1990- ~$6/Wp
2020- ~$0.30/Wp

Efficiency more than doubled, and cost fell by by 95%. That's pretty incredible. It's a fair question if that was the best spot for our R&D, but the results are there.

Is that an industry cost? Residential solar is closer to $2-3/Wp
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