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The race is on for solar grid parity; what will happen to demand?

Posted on June 23, 2008

Solar panels, the critics say, will never be cost effective. Even with improved technology, or larger, more efficient manufacturing facilities, they can t compete with coal, natural gas or nuclear anytime soon. Research firm iSuppli has another story: Solar panels, they say in a new study, will be on par with the grid in 2012, four years from now. That s only for for rooftops in regions with plentiful and constant sunshine, mind, but areas with only moderate amounts of sunlight (like Germany, the world s solar capital) are expected to catch up within six years. While some compani...

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