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0 pointsmichaelt8y ago0 comments

  Why do you think "essentially free" marginal
  renewable cost is a falsehood?

Unless you can control the sun, the cost for one extra kilowatt of solar power is the cost of a 1kw solar panel?

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That's the capital cost. You pay it up front and never again for the lifetime of the device.

The marginal cost is the price of producing one extra kilowatt-hour on your already-purchased panel.

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0 pointsmichaelt8y ago0 comments

  Why do you think "essentially free" marginal
  renewable cost is a falsehood?

Unless you can control the sun, the cost for one extra kilowatt of solar power is the cost of a 1kw solar panel?

That's the capital cost. You pay it up front and never again for the lifetime of the device.

The marginal cost is the price of producing one extra kilowatt-hour on your already-purchased panel.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse