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Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light by jnxx on Saturday October 31, 2020 @02:01PM (#24953703)
Rooftop solar is cost-effective. It is already starting to get below the price people pay for getting electricity from the grid.
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Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light by opo on Saturday October 31, 2020 @02:16PM (#24953844)
The levelized cost of energy report I linked too (https://www.lazard.com/perspective/levelized-cost-of-energy-...). is the latest report and is dated OCT 19 2020.

Consumer rooftop solar might be the most highly subsidized form of power in the world, so yes it might be cost-effective for the people getting the subsidies - but that doesn't mean it is not expensive.

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Re:New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light by pfdietz on Saturday October 31, 2020 @05:49PM (#24955465)
Yeah, no.

Rooftop grid-connected solar is a way to get the reliability benefit of being on the grid without having to pay your fair share of the cost of providing that reliability.

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