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US solar costs drop 30 per cent over ten years

21 Oct 2009

Findings from a report produced by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab suggest that the average cost of going solar in the US dropped by more than 30 per cent between 1998 and 2008. The findings also show that costs decreased by 3.6 per cent between 2007 and 2008.

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One Response to “US solar costs drop 30 per cent over ten years”

Michael from Solar Energy at Home says:

23 October 2009 at 2:23 pm

Very interesting report. It also notes that the largest cost reductions over time were on smaller PV systems such as those used for individual households.

To estimate what solar would cost your household, check out http://www.solar-energy-at-home.com/cost-of-solar-energy.html