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Re:The price of solar power just fell 50% in 16 months by maxerickson on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @03:11PM (#11623366)
The accelerating payments in the PPAs might not be so great if electric prices drop due to solar (in the example below they go up 2.9% per year).

https://www.solarcity.com/sites/default/files/sc-contract-re...

Being responsible for the full 20 year term is also a somewhat onerous financial agreement.

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Re:The price of solar power just fell 50% in 16 months by toomuchtodo on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @05:55PM (#11624554)
> Being responsible for the full 20 year term is also a somewhat onerous financial agreement.

I don't think so. Is it wrong to be responsible for a car when you lease it? Different asset, different terms.

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Re:The price of solar power just fell 50% in 16 months by maxerickson on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:04PM (#11624623)
A car is usually a much shorter lease with much better liquidity. There is a robust market for transferring a vehicle lease, the PPA is as likely to derail a sale of the house as anything else.
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