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CleanTechnica » cost of solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 LCOE of Utility-Scale Solar Power Getting Really Competitive http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/lcoe-utility-scale-solar-power-getting-really-competitive/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/lcoe-utility-scale-solar-power-getting-really-competitive/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2014 08:35:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73998 Before we shared this chart in an article about the extremely low cost of wind power, one of our readers actually sent it along to me with the dashed red line inserted as above (click on the chart to see it more clearly). It’s exciting to see wind power at such a low price, but it’s been

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/lcoe-utility-scale-solar-power-getting-really-competitive/feed/ 16 How “Cost of Solar” Got Started, & Its Competitive Advantage (Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/cost-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/cost-solar/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2014 07:15:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73979 Editor’s Note: I won’t steal Joe’s thunder on this, but I have been working with Joe almost since the beginning of Cost of Solar and Grid Freedom so I want to chime in about a few things. First of all, Joe is an extremely hard-working, genuine guy. This guy’s trying to make a difference by

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/cost-solar/feed/ 0 White House Announces $68 Million For 540 US Renewable & Energy Efficiency Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:27:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72228 US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of these projects, almost half are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/feed/ 10 13 Charts On Solar Panel Cost & Growth Trends http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 23:00:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71535 Cost Of Solar. The following charts on solar panel cost trends and solar power growth trends are fun, and good for a share, since many people are completely unaware of these trends. Of course, to get a very specific cost of solar panels estimate for your own home, you can just spend about 60 seconds answering a few

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/feed/ 18 Falling Solar Panel Prices Resulted In Global Boom In Solar In 2013, Less Total Investment http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/12/falling-solar-panel-prices-resulted-global-boom-solar-2013-less-total-investment/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/12/falling-solar-panel-prices-resulted-global-boom-solar-2013-less-total-investment/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2014 13:50:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65172 In 2013, solar power capacity grew 26% while investment in solar power dropped 23%. There’s only one way that divergence makes sense — there was a continued drop in installed solar panel prices in 2013. Old news to CleanTechnica readers, but news that we continue to share, as it’s some of the most important news

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/12/falling-solar-panel-prices-resulted-global-boom-solar-2013-less-total-investment/feed/ 9 Nice Solar Stats http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/23/nice-solar-stats/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/23/nice-solar-stats/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 03:00:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63021 The US Department of Energy (DOE) put out a nice press release recently that we never got to covering. There were several stats in it that I thought were worth sharing & bookmarking for later reference. Have a look: “In just the last few years, the U.S. has seen remarkable increases in clean and renewable

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/23/nice-solar-stats/feed/ 16 Cost Of Solar PV Continues To Plummet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/cost-of-solar-pv/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/cost-of-solar-pv/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:10:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62822 Originally published on RenewEconomy. One of the most misunderstood aspects of the solar PV phenomenon over the past 5 years is the idea that it has been that it has been driven entirely by surplus capacity from China, and little else. Defenders of fossil fuel generation will tell you that the cost reductions are a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/cost-of-solar-pv/feed/ 2 Cost Of Solar 2 To 100 Times Lower Than You Think http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/27/cost-solar-2-100-times-lower-think/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/27/cost-solar-2-100-times-lower-think/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:10:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61816 Below is an article I wrote a few months ago for CostofSolar.com — the story is essentially the same today. In order to bring even more attention to this matter, I also commissioned the above video through Solar Love & CleanTechnica. Enjoy, and share with friends! People need to know how low the cost of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/27/cost-solar-2-100-times-lower-think/feed/ 9 Judge Rules Solar Power A Better Deal For Minnesota Than Natural Gas http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/02/judge-rules-solar-power-better-deal-minnesota-natural-gas/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/02/judge-rules-solar-power-better-deal-minnesota-natural-gas/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2014 22:17:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60770 If you liked the Credit Suisse findings I shared yesterday, you’re going to love this clean energy news out of Minnesota: Administrative Law Judge Eric Lipman this week concluded that Xcel Energy should invest in some large solar power arrays rather than natural gas generators in order to meet projected power needs in Minnesota. The reason solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/02/judge-rules-solar-power-better-deal-minnesota-natural-gas/feed/ 7 If Your New Year’s Resolution Is To Save Money, Here’s One Easy & High-Reward Option http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/31/new-years-resolution-save-money-heres-one-easy-high-reward-option/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/31/new-years-resolution-save-money-heres-one-easy-high-reward-option/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:49:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60724 Originally published on Cost of Solar. I can’t believe another year is already starting. What a fast year 2013 was! I have to say that I don’t really care for the New Year’s Eve parties or the fireworks. However, I do love reflecting on the past year, reflecting on life, and thinking of ways to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/31/new-years-resolution-save-money-heres-one-easy-high-reward-option/feed/ 21 If You Won $34,260 In The Lottery, Would You Refuse To Collect It? http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/13/won-34260-lottery-refuse-collect/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/13/won-34260-lottery-refuse-collect/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:00:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59961 Originally published on Cost of Solar. If we saw a headline about a man or woman winning $34,260 in a lottery and then deciding not to claim it, I think the story would get most of us to click through, read on, and drop our jaw in disbelief as we read about the absurdity of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/13/won-34260-lottery-refuse-collect/feed/ 11 Is Your Utility Company Your Friend, Or Is It Robbing You? 3 Indicators It’s Robbing You http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/utility-company-friend-robbing-3-indicators-robbing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/utility-company-friend-robbing-3-indicators-robbing/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:00:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59951 Originally published on Cost of Solar. As the holiday season rolls in, I think that most of us tend to pay a little closer attention to our finances. We’d all love to have a little more money to spend on our loved ones. For a lot of households, every month, a huge chunk of our

Is Your Utility Company Your Friend, Or Is It Robbing You? 3 Indicators It’s Robbing You was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/utility-company-friend-robbing-3-indicators-robbing/feed/ 7 Solar Leasing Explosion In California (Chart) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/09/solar-leasing-explosion-california-chart/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/09/solar-leasing-explosion-california-chart/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:43:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59957 Originally published on Cost of Solar. The solar leasing trend has certainly taken off. Over 75% of new solar homeowners in California are now leasing solar. This finding comes from a Climate Policy Initiative report on California solar policy and consumerism that includes a comparison of California solar leasing and California solar purchases. The report comes to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/09/solar-leasing-explosion-california-chart/feed/ 36 Top California Solar Cities Are Median-Income Cities http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/09/top-california-solar-cities-median-income-cities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/09/top-california-solar-cities-median-income-cities/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:31:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59952 Originally published on Cost of Solar. Sunible, a company started by solar market data resource PV Solar Report, has a report on which California cities are installing the most solar power. Completely in line with the what I wrote yesterday when discussing California solar leasing, and the day before when discussing the $34,260 or so in savings

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/09/top-california-solar-cities-median-income-cities/feed/ 0 At What Point Will Small-Scale Solar Energy Storage Become Viable? http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/point-will-small-scale-solar-energy-storage-become-viable/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/point-will-small-scale-solar-energy-storage-become-viable/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2013 05:30:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57286 Energy storage is a hot topic in the cleantech sector, as the technology quickly moves closer and closer to financial viability. Lux Research anticipates that the residential market will lead the way in uptake, riding on the shoulders of rooftop solar PV’s phenomenal growth globally. If the dance between the winding back of government and utility

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/point-will-small-scale-solar-energy-storage-become-viable/feed/ 9 Cost Of Solar Getting Competitive With Wind http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/01/cost-solar-getting-competitive-wind/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/01/cost-solar-getting-competitive-wind/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:00:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57149 Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Giles Parkinson. The cost of large-scale solar projects has fallen by one-third in the last five years and big solar now competes with wind energy in the solar-rich south-west of the United States, according to new research. The study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — entitled “Utility-Scale Solar 2012:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/01/cost-solar-getting-competitive-wind/feed/ 6 What $0.36/W Solar Means (Reader Post) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/28/what-0-36w-solar-means/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/28/what-0-36w-solar-means/#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:10:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53365 After we published the GTM Research projection that the cost of photovoltaic solar panels would drop to 36 cents per watt by 2017, I of course shared the article on Google+. I received the following comment from Per Siden, which I thought was very interesting and worth a share here on CleanTechnica (image added): I calculated

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/28/what-0-36w-solar-means/feed/ 24 New Breakthroughs in Anti-Solar Propaganda http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/09/new-breakthroughs-in-anti-solar-propaganda/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/09/new-breakthroughs-in-anti-solar-propaganda/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 12:00:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53760 Christian Roselund kindly wrote a debunking article about a post published last week titled “How Fast are the Costs of Solar Really Coming Down?“. It was written by staff of the Breakthrough Institute, and it is full of false statements, but I’m repeating myself. One of the false statements says that cost of solar in Germany is

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/09/new-breakthroughs-in-anti-solar-propaganda/feed/ 24 Top Solar Energy Stories Of The Week http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/top-solar-energy-stories-of-the-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/top-solar-energy-stories-of-the-week/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:54:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53407 Solar energy is our most popular category here on CleanTechnica. It’s also the category in which we’ve published the greatest number of articles — thousands of the. We don’t obsessively cover solar project or solar company news, but we try to keep an eye out for the biggest and best solar energy stories every day.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/top-solar-energy-stories-of-the-week/feed/ 2 49% Of New US Electricity Capacity Is From Solar, Q1 Record (Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:04:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52652 A couple of big solar records were set in Q1 2013 in the US. For one, 49% of all new US electricity generation capacity came form solar, the most ever for a first quarter. Secondly, 723 MW of solar power capacity were installed and put online, again a Q1 record for the US. Let’s run down

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