Industry: Solar electricity to undercut coal in parts of Europe by 2013

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Falling prices of photovoltaics means full cost parity with conventional power sources should be achieved by 2020, says industry body

Electricity generated by solar panels could cost the same as conventionally produced power by as early as 2013 in some European countries. That is the conclusion of a study published today by the European...

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