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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Alighieri who wrote (604058)3/25/2011 12:43:33 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 1576346
 
So a $45,000 5KW solar energy system produces about 119,246 KWH of electric over its lifespan meaning the average cost equals $0.38 per KWH.

If you never have any maintenance or repairs, and if you ignore interest/time value of money.

The relatively high solar energy costs in comparison to conventional fuels should improve with utility rebates and government tax incentives.

That's not really the cost improving, that's someone else paying part of the cost. From the perspective of "should I buy this" there may be little or no difference, but if its going to be broadly deployed the total cost doesn't go down because of subsidies or tax incentives.
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