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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by coldtea on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @07:22AM (#22308217)
>In fact, PV prices have dropped DRAMATICALLY since 2000 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03014.... looks at the different trends 1986-2001 and 2001-2012), as have the prices/performance of the energy storage systems needed to make them practical.

Can't open this, but the abstract also shares this:

"Market-stimulating policies were responsible for a large share of PV's cost decline"

This part is artificial though (subsidies, etc).

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by azernik on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @05:15PM (#22313401)
The subsidies created the scale and experience required to lower the costs; they're not included in the cost numbers. With current technology, they are cheaper without subsidies.
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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by coldtea on Thursday February 13, 2020 @07:02AM (#22317067)
I read that in various places, but I'm still suspicious. There are lots of ways to hide subsidies (green tax cuts for example).
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