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Graph of the Day: Solar power’s massive cost drop

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This graph on the declining costs of solar power is another of Cleantechnica’s excellent “cleantech snacks”.

We’ve published many a graph showing the sharp fall in solar PV costs over the last four to five years (80 per cent by most calculations) but here is a wonderful illustration of how far the costs of solar have fallen since 1977.

 

This article was originally posted on Cleantechnica. Re-produced with permission.

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