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Originally Posted by tadink View Post
LOL - or the fact that the figures you are quoting are from 2010 and PV panel costs have dropped about 50% since then....
Well... even looking at 2018 estimates of levelized cost, Nat gas generation is 1/4 the cost of PV and it runs when you want it to run. Math and useability are both important. I am not suggesting no use of PV, only that it is still very expensive and doesn't work to keep the lights on at night.

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