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How Solar Power Could Become a Victim of Its Own Success
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How Solar Power Could Become a Victim of Its Own Success

Phoebe Braithwaite
Wired UK, 2018
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Solar power is the fastest-growing source of global energy. Due to economies of scale in countries like China and technical breakthroughs, solar has become one of the most inexpensive power sources in the world. Although costs for solar panels remain relatively high for residential-scale electricity generation, governments can employ subsidies and electricity buyback programs to encourage private individuals to make the investment. The US state of ...

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Phoebe Braithwaite is a writer for Wired UK.

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