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testhest | 2 years ago

Once the Chinese run out of money or they have killed off the last competition the price will increase again.

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andy_ppp|2 years ago

Surely we’ll just invest in factories in the Philippines or Mexico and build these things (even more) cheaply there instead? Capitalism is good at finding ways to make a return and if solar panels become profitable money will make it happen. It could turn out to be good if there was a load of unused solar capacity in China rather than the coal they are burning today…

pfdietz|2 years ago

At some point the modules get so cheap that transportation costs will become important. This is why we don't ship window glass great distances.

xen2xen1|2 years ago

Or India. See the announcements today.