View Single Post
Old 03-22-2012, 05:16 PM   #57
Greg Anos
Grand Sorcerer
Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 11,531
Karma: 37057604
Join Date: Jan 2008
Device: Pocketbook
Quote:
Originally Posted by murraypaul View Post
Hang on.
You can't assume that the cost per watt for self-generated power continuously drops, but that the cost per watt for centrally-generated power will remain the same, that just doesn't make any sense.
Why not? The cost of centrally-generated power is fuel based, Solar is strictly capital based. Once you buy the installation, the running costs are near 0. Can't say that about coal, oil, or natural gas...(Or the decommisioning cost of a nuke plant.)
Greg Anos is offline   Reply With Quote