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29. “Solar power is totally uneconomic“

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http://www.queensu.ca/news/articles/solar-power-much-cheaper-produce-most-analysts-realize-study-finds

[font face="Times, Serif"][font size="5"]Solar power much cheaper to produce than most analysts realize, study finds[/font]

2011-12-07

The public is being kept in the dark about the viability of solar photovoltaic energy, according to a study conducted at Queen’s University.

“Many analysts project a higher cost for solar photovoltaic energy because they don’t consider recent technological advancements and price reductions,” says Joshua Pearce, Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. “Older models for determining solar photovoltaic energy costs are too conservative.”

Dr. Pearce believes solar photovoltaic systems are near the “tipping point” where they can produce energy for about the same price other traditional sources of energy.

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Dr. Pearce says some studies don’t consider the 70 per cent reduction in the cost of solar panels since 2009 . Furthermore, he says research now shows the productivity of top-of-the-line solar panels only drops between 0.1 and 0.2 percent annually, which is much less than the one per cent used in many cost analyses.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.104


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