How Free Solar Undermines the True Value of PV-Generated Electricity
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This is more Paula Mints propaganda arguing for higher solar prices to support the industry. While I'm all for the success of our manufacturer's, the reality is that solar is in competition with an industry that produces power much cheaper than solar does - even though they do it in an unconscionable way. Yes, we can say that solar is a better "value proposition" than dirty coal or dangerous nuclear, or even fracked up gas, but the public - like it or not - is not going to get on board with solar until our energy is cost competitive. We need to continue to drive down costs, eliminate burdensome permitting hassles, solve the technical challenges to adding a bit of storage into our systems, and win the energy battle to where solar becomes the primary energy source - then everyone will expect it and the costs of customer acquisition come down.
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