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To: TimF who wrote (616859)	6/21/2011 2:44:21 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation of 1575647

One has to tread carefully with these figures. It is important to keep in mind that the Ernst & Young report that has suggested $1/watt was bought and paid for by a solar energy trade association. In fact, they submitted the report as a response to a report from a climate change committee which indicated that solar was just too expensive. Even so, the EY report indicated that it would be 2020 before solar energy could compete with the power grid on pricing. I would certainly take the 2020 with a grain of sand. It would be really great if, when a new house was built, solar power could be incorporated as a basic component in such a way that it didn't detract from the appearance and without a massive increase in costs. Eventually, that will surely happen. But you have to think we're talking decades before it can make a meaningful impact for energy production. And they can't realistically expect taxpayers to pick up the tab.

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