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To: Road Walker who wrote (355380)	10/19/2007 5:29:43 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) of 1572987

What I don't understand is why solar pricing is not in parity with oil or even cheaper? After all, the resource is free......its only the manufactured parts that cost money and then their upkeep. It looks Europe is taking the lead on this one. LONDON (Reuters) - Solar power could be the world's number one electricity source by the end of the century, but until now its role has been negligible as producers wait for price parity with fossil fuels, industry leaders say. Once the choice only of idealists who put the environment before economics, production of solar panels will double both next year and in 2009, according to U.S. investment bank Jefferies Group Inc, driven by government support especially in Germany and Japan. Similar support in Spain, Italy and Greece is now driving growth in southern Europe as governments turn to the sun as a weapon both against climate change and energy dependence. Subsidies are needed because solar is still more expensive than conventional power sources like coal, but costs are dropping by around 5 percent a year and "grid parity", without subsidies, is already a reality in parts of California.

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