Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price in the U.S

Re:Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price in the U.S by ben_w on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @04:54PM (#17510207)

Dinner is relevant. Lights… take a standard lightbulb form factor fill it with batteries and coat the outside with LEDs, and it can last most of the night.

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Re:Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price in the U.S by djrogers on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @05:24PM (#17510408)

Now you’re right back where this started - accounting for the cost of batteries.

Oh, and my stomach says dinner is most definitely not irrelevant.

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Re:Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price in the U.S by stale2002 on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @09:46PM (#17511623)

It is an irrelevant portion of total electricity usage. It doesnt matter if a very small portion of your electricity usage has high costs.

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Re:Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price in the U.S by ben_w on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @07:38PM (#17511098)

Said batteries cost about the same as the LEDs, which — combined — cost less than the electricity they use in their working life.

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