Post #2820795
2025-10-20 07:11 UTC
7. Solar manufacturing has always been a horrible business, and that’s unlikely to change. It’s very commoditised, barriers to entry are fairly low, and incremental improvements in cell and module tech make factories obsolete in less than four years.
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@solar_chase@mastodon.green 2025-10-20 07:12
8. India and the US have solar import tariffs, so modules are pricier there (~15 and ~27 cents/W respectively). Both countries are subsidizing local manufacturing capacity. This is a perfectly good strategy as long as it doesn’t slow down their energy transition, but...