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Solar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust: "Solar is now the engine of the power transition." (futurism.com)
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[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Cost is the single largest factor in the deployment of new power plants, and solar is just impossible to match right now.

I would say that even availability is an important factor, maybe more important then the mere price.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

It ultimately gets translated into costs, that's what greenlights a project.