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From: jimp on 10 Jun 2010 10:55
In sci.physics Tim BandTech.com <tttpppggg(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yes, and the cost of PV panels has dropped substantially. A 4kW system
> of the low cost panels will take up about 340 square feet; enough to
> power a typical home in New Hampshire.
> As for cost, well, I can beat $7/watt for a straightforward grid-tie
> system. Then there are the incentives- $6k from the state, healthy tax
> break from the feds for 30% of system cost; bringing system cost to
> roughly $3.40/watt. For a sunny location and at 0.15 $/kwH the system
> payback with incentives is down to 13.5 years if prices hold. So don't
> pooh-pooh solar electric. As the wave steepens these figures should
> improve, but already supply and demand economics coupled with these
> incentives has brought a nice change in just the last few years.
>
> - Tim

Or in other words, if you can't get the system subsidized with taxpayer
money, it never breaks even.


--
Jim Pennino

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