The race is on for solar grid parity; what will happen to demand?
Solar panels, the critics say, will never be cost effective. Even with improved technology, or larger, more efficient manufacturing facilities, they can’t compete with coal, natural gas or nuclear anytime soon. Research firm iSuppli has another story: Solar panels, they say in a new study, will be on par with the grid in 2012, four years from now.
That’s only for for rooftops in regions with “plentiful and constant” sunshine, mind, but areas with only moderate… Continue Reading