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    Jun 18, 2021 3 minutes

    Solar goals meet supply crunch

    David Fickling

    Bloomberg

    “One of the longest-running deflationary trends is grinding to a halt” with potentially “profound” effects on our ability to avert climate change, says David Fickling. Solar-panel modules that cost $1,870 per kW in 2010 cost just $163 per kW last year. However, in the first quarter of 2021, the price jumped nearly 50%. Prices for polysilicon, from which solar panels are made, have surged as accelerated plans for renewables “crash into” Covid-19-related supply-chain problems. Although Chinese

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