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[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Solar prices are still dropping, but not fast enough for me to actually afford it.

I'd love to have a combo wind/solar since I'm in a pretty good spot for it.

Battery storage is also dropping in price. I'm excited to see what sodium batteries will be capable of in a few years.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Grid scale is usually the cheapest. I don't actually see how rooftop solar will ever be affordable because grid prices are going to go down also.

Is the assumption that grid costs will be substantial enough that rooftop solar becomes the cheapest?

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

because grid prices are going to go down also

lol

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

I mean grid as in utility built grid solar. Everyone uses the grid so everyone needs to pay for it. But mass development of solar in a field is always going to be cheaper way of building solar than niche solar panel installation on a roof.