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[–] captainlezbian 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh it tipped a few years ago. It's just still being implemented. There may be less startup to ramping up fossil fuel plants still, but solar is cheaper to build and operate

[–] Valmond 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So I guess what kind of tipping point we're talking about, I meant we'll soon be drowning in cheap solar panels, it's just as you said not yet at capacity.

[–] USNWoodwork 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I looked at adding solar to my house 6-7 years ago and it was going to cost $60k. The return on investment would have taken 25-30 years.

What does it cost these day?

[–] Nolvamia 1 points 1 day ago

To give you an Australian perspective here are some current indicative prices for solar installations over here. https://www.solarquotes.com.au/panels/cost/