Comment Transmission costs ignored, as usual. (Score 1) 409
Rooftop Solar is
Even if generating at the powerplant is free, the transmission costs alone are greater than the cost of rooftop solar.
http://www.theguardian.com/com...
The gyrations of wholesale power prices are rarely reflected in consumer power bills. But letâ(TM)s imagine that the wholesale price of electricity fell to zero and stayed there, and that the benefits were passed on to consumers. In effect, that coal-fired energy suddenly became free. Could it then compete with rooftop solar?
The answer is no. Just the network charges and the retailer charges alone add up to more than 19c/kWh, according to estimates by the Australian energy market commissioner. According to industry estimates, solar ranges from 12c/kWh to 18c/kWh, depending on solar resources of the area, Those costs are forecast to come down even further, to around 10c/kWh and lower.
Math, motherfuckers.
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