Interesting graphic, but it seems odd to portray costs without discussing capacity (i.e. size of the system) – Do the numbers just reflect all estimates for all sizes of arrays? If so, a rather odd metric. Is ND more expensive than NE just because people in ND want bigger arrays? Or are the costs actually higher?
I live in NJ and I’m actually surprised that the numbers for my state aren’t better than they are. Solar has been mostly cost-effective for me and I even read an article recently (http://www.geoscapesolar.com/blog/2012/02/15/why-solar-is-the-clean-energy-choice/) that was talking about how it’s driving costs down. Hopefully I’ll see that reflected in some of my future bills…
Interesting graphic, but it seems odd to portray costs without discussing capacity (i.e. size of the system) – Do the numbers just reflect all estimates for all sizes of arrays? If so, a rather odd metric. Is ND more expensive than NE just because people in ND want bigger arrays? Or are the costs actually higher?
I live in NJ and I’m actually surprised that the numbers for my state aren’t better than they are. Solar has been mostly cost-effective for me and I even read an article recently (http://www.geoscapesolar.com/blog/2012/02/15/why-solar-is-the-clean-energy-choice/) that was talking about how it’s driving costs down. Hopefully I’ll see that reflected in some of my future bills…
Very interesting post, thanks for sharing.