Will Elon Musk Make Solar Energy Affordable?
Here’s a fairly bullish article on solar energy, but it takes an unusual twist, and ends up confusing readers. The levelized cost of energy that Goldman Sachs projects for PV-based energy 2030 is $0.20/kWh, which is far more than it is now, but that figure includes enough battery storage to completely remove the customer from the grid.
I’m not sure how relevant that is, as a) few consumers and businesses have an interest or need to do so, and b) it’s hard to imagine that the materials to do all this exist at that scale.
Having said that, the author makes a good point: it is very likely Elon Musk and his Tesla Motors’ “Gigafactory” will play a very important role in our energy future.
3.14 kWh but that with 300w LG panels and Soleredge system with 5.4kw total
but with the tax rebate it 2.2/KWh
but he might be dead right or dead wrong as it all depends on new technology such as UV panels which when come out will do it.