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Author calculations assuming that (1) 4 kW system installed at the beginning of 2015 at a cost of 4*5460=$21,840 before 30% tax credit, which lowers the cost to $15,288. (2) System capacity factor starts at 20% and declines by 0.2 percentage points per year. (3) Retail rate avoided is non-CARE average retail price up to 2024, after which retail price is assumed to be constant in real terms. (4) All monetary values in 2015 dollars. Assumed interest rates are real, above the rate of inflation.

How To Fix the Solar Cost Shift

The Energy Institute

Center for Responsible Business group photo.

From Skeptic to Learner: What the Nordics Taught Me About Capitalism

Center for Responsible Business

Photo of a hand touching a gas pump and selecting the 87 gas button.

Is U.S. Gasoline Consumption Declining?

The Energy Institute

A photo of three different gas prices.

Cap, Trade, and the Trouble with Gas Prices

The Energy Institute

Photo of windmills in a large green grass field. Either at dusk or dawn.

Are Clean Electricity Tax Credits a Bad Deal?

The Energy Institute

AI Image of a building with solar panels around it, big wind mills, light bulbs hanging and birds flying. The backdrop is the sky and clouds.

Universities – The Origin of Many Electrifying Ideas

The Energy Institute

Photo of the Capitol Building

Getting Utility Profits to Align with Public Benefits

The Energy Institute

Illustration shows a toolkit with monkey wrench, tape measure, level, and clue. Text reads The Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer.

S3 E4: Meet your new boss: An algorithm

The Culture Kit

Picture of a hand holding plug that it's about to plug into a small toy wooden house. Against lime green backdrop.

Should the Price of Electricity Depend On What You Use It For?

The Energy Institute

A Photo of small heaters.

Three Facts About Backup Heating

The Energy Institute

The Energy Institute

It’s Game on for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports

The Energy Institute

A clock reading "time for a new plan"

Remember When Capacity Markets Were the Solution to Missing Money?

The Energy Institute

2 photos in one, the photo on the left shows trucks carrying large cargo containers. The image on the right is showing a long rode

California’s Truck Decarbonization Puzzle

The Energy Institute

Photo of the Wapello Solar Farm in Iowa.

Should Farmers Plant Solar Panels or Corn?

The Energy Institute

Graph of "New Residential Solar Applications by the Month" from 2010-2023.

Guess What Didn’t Kill Rooftop Solar

The Energy Institute

Photo of a power/energy plant.

Constellation, Calpine, and Market Power

The Energy Institute

Photo of State Capital Building in Sacramento, CA

Can California Afford Carbon Pricing?

The Energy Institute

Man with arms wide open posing in front of army tank vehicle.

Going Car Shopping With Your Economist Parent

The Energy Institute

Photo of some of the images from this year's posts.

Top 10 Energy Institute Blog Posts of 2024

The Energy Institute

Photo of 3 people posing in front of Doughnut Economics Powerpoint screen in the Wells Fargo room.

The Sweet Spot: Balancing People, Planet, and Prosperity through Doughnut Economics

Center for Responsible Business

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