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[Old Rocks]

Cheapest Solar Ever: Austin Energy Gets 1.2 Gigawatts of Solar Bids for Less Than 4 Cents

Correction: Khalil Shalabi said was that 1,295 megawatts were priced below the Recurrent solar deal from last year, which was under 5 cents per kilowatt-hour not under 4 cents per kilowatt-hour.

A lot more cheap solar is coming for Austin, Texas.

The city's utility, Austin Energy, just released new data on developer bids for PV projects as part of a 600-megawatt procurement. The numbers show how far solar prices have come down over the last year -- and will continue to drop.

According to Khalil Shalabi, Austin Energy's vice president of resource planning, the utility received offers for 7,976 megawatts of projects after issuing a request for bids in April. Out of those bids, 1,295 megawatts of projects were priced below 4 cents per kilowatt-hour.

"The technology is getting better and the prices are decreasing with time," said Shalabi during a presentation in front of the Austin city council last week.

5 cents a kw/hr is a very good price

 

[Old Rocks]

Tesla just released all the details of its Powerwall 2 and it is a game changer for the residential energy storage market. Tesla managed to double the energy capacity without doubling the price and while also adding a ‘fully integrated Tesla inverter’ into the home battery unit.



As previously reported, the new Powerwall 2 is also flatter and more rectangular than the previous generation as seen in the picture above and more below. The only bummer is that Tesla was supposed to also unveil a new electric vehicle charger combined with the Powerwall, but it looks like it will be for another time.

Nonetheless, the full specs of Powerwall 2 are impressive:

• Mounting: Wall or Floor Mounted, Indoor/Outdoor
• Inverter: Fully integrated Tesla inverter
• Energy: 14 kWh
• Power: 5 kW continuous, 7 kW peak
• Round Trip Efficiency: 89% for AC Powerwall, 91.8% for DC Powerwall
• Operating Temperature Range: –20°C to 50°C (–4°F to 122°F)
• Warranty: Unlimited cycles for up to 10 years
• Dimensions: 1150 mm x 755 mm x 155 mm (45.3 in x 29.7 in x 6.1 in)
• Weight: 122 kg (269 lbs)

A closer look at the home battery pack:

Tesla Powerwall 2 is a game changer in home energy storage: 14 kWh w/ inverter for $5,500

And this is just the start of home batteries and residential solar power.

 

[Old Rocks]

Yeah, until it's cheaper that everything else=fail.

I did extensive research on it in 1982.

You might want to do research on what it is like now, because technology has come a LONG way since 1982. Matter of fact, some of the biggest gains in solar and battery technology has come about over the past 10 years or so.

So post examples and maybe we'll get somewhere.

Now old man, there is a site called google, go there and type in your questions, that way we don't have to spoon feed you and change you diaper all the time.