UK developer PS Renewables has claimed the UK solar industry has reached grid parity for large-scale solar farms. Grid parity is the point where an alternative energy source — in this case large-scale solar — can generate power at a levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) less than or equal to purchasing conventional electricity from the grid. […]
The days when solar power was more expensive than other power sources are quickly passing us by. News out of Europe is that commercial solar power is now at grid parity in some major European countries. A new study, the PV Grid Parity Monitor, conducted by consulting firm Eclareon, has found that commercial solar power hit grid […]
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is a leading institution documenting and researching the solar rooftop revolution in the US (and elsewhere to some degree). Based on its Rooftop Revolution report, below is a Solar Rooftop Revolution infographic from ILSR. It highlights the time when US rooftop solar power is projected to cost less (without subsidies or other […]