Old Rocks
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LOL Now look, dumb fuck, the price on batteries and solar panels are coming down every year, and have been for a decade;lol.....dude.......all you do it promote forecasts in this forum. For 10 years now.......and none of it ever comes to pass.
You see.......many come in here not knowing of your prolific record of futility with your cosmic forecasts. But Ive seen them........dumspter fire would best categorize your success rate. But hey......more power to you I guess. I will admit I am somewhat jealous of people who can consistently live in the land of make-believe and still navigate life. Of course, when you live off the grid in the middle of nowhere, it makes it infinitely more doable.
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Thankfully this is changing quickly. As my colleague Max Roser showed in this article, the cost of renewable technologies has plummeted. They’re now cost-competitive or cheaper than new fossil fuels. In 2009, it was more than three times as expensive as coal. Now the script has flipped and a new solar plant is almost three times cheaper than a new coal one. The price of electricity from solar declined by 89% between 2009 and 2019.
The price of batteries has declined by 97% in the last three decades
To transition towards low-carbon energy systems, we need low-cost energy storage. Battery costs have been falling quickly.

The Tesla 4680 will be less than $100 kwh when it reaches full production, and the CATL LFP battery is already less than $100 kwh.