tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post8804590389984586714..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: 2025 Economic Developments in China and India, and the Future of American Solar and WindCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-21360773847265767612009-11-24T09:14:18.282-06:002009-11-24T09:14:18.282-06:00Larry, I have not checked the cost of PV panels re...Larry, I have not checked the cost of PV panels recently, but they have dropped this year and are probably around $4 per watt now. Installed charges can run to more than $30,000 for a 5 kW system.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-32416698549526447352009-11-24T08:57:53.522-06:002009-11-24T08:57:53.522-06:00California cannot meet its budget now. The CA gov...California cannot meet its budget <i>now</i>. The CA government is captive to its own employees, things are going to get ugly before CA can recover.<br /><br />So that projected power generation deployment is not going to happen, it's not even going to start for years. There may be a a lot of hoopla to make it look like the politicians Are Doing Something, but there will be very little actual progress. So people and businesses will continue to leave, and all that projected growth will happen somewhere else.<br /><br />Switching topics, how much of installed solar PV cost is the cost of the PV cells?LarryDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955273945502612268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-54725074799959594522009-11-22T10:20:47.295-06:002009-11-22T10:20:47.295-06:00Anonymous, considering the absurdly small winter c...Anonymous, considering the absurdly small winter capacity factor for PV in Germany 3262 Euros per kW is far too expensive. And at a capacity factor of .20 in sunny southern California, $6000 is 5 times as expensive as nuclear power.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-66740470446253528432009-11-22T08:35:41.744-06:002009-11-22T08:35:41.744-06:00PV factory gate ASPs reached $2/Watt in Q3 and ASP...PV factory gate ASPs reached $2/Watt in Q3 and ASPs should decline another 20 cents/watt in Q4.<br /><br />System costs are down to 3263 Euro per kW in Germany - an incredible development... Look at the price declines in 2009... <br /><br />http://en.solarwirtschaft.de/fileadmin/content_files/Faktenblatt_PV_EN_sep09.pdf<br /><br />The CSI data for installed costs is up around $6000 USD per kW but this should come down considerably as the integration market in California develops. Stay tuned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com