Kallog
Im not sure where you got the $5700.00 per kW installation cost figures from.
the $1.37 per watt pannels in the above link would only cost $1370.00 per kW.
it only takes a few hours to install the 16.67 pannels required for 1 kW as they are 60 watt pannels.
1000 / 60 = 16.67
2 people earning $20.00 per hour for say 4 hours is
only $160.00
there is no need to buy land as they would mount on the roof of your house.
the only maintenance normaly required is to rinse them off once a year with your water hose.
so the final figure is apx $1530.00 per kW not $5700.00
5700 / 1530 = 3.73
your $0.26 kWh / 3.73 = $0.069 per kWh
To me that is a very clear difference.
If you're generating power at twice cost of your competitors, and selling it at the same price in a competitive market, you're bound to fail.
I agree.
I didnt realize nuclear was so expensive.
but nuclear power will be necessary to use durring cloudy days and nights and we can expect that there will be many new nuclear power plants built across the U.S. to provide this much needed power when the sun does not shine.
theres no way that we can afford to store solar power using batteries on a national scale.
