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Now, with the cost down to $1/W, and using white LED lighting that consumes 20W for the same light output as a 100W incandescent, your cost is down to $20.
This illustrates that the solution will come not only from cheaper pannels alone(which polysilicon is very close to now), but their combination with other innovations. The energy problem must be adressed at both ends: production and consumption.

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Yes but you can go the LED route with grid power as well so the curve remains unchanged.
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