Solar Cost Hits World's New Low, Half the Price of Coal

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Aug 22, 2016, 8:05 am138 pts
Chile awarded a contract to sell solar power for $29.10 per megawatt hour (MWh), the lowest ever across the planet. ACERA This surpasses the record set in May of a $29.90 per MWh bid in Dubai for an 800 megawatt (MW) solar project. "This is the lowest price ever seen, for any renewable technology ," an analyst…

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