Solar costs set to halve this year

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Supply glut will continue to exert downward pressure on prices

The cost of solar electricity will drop by half this year compared with 2008, thanks to a drop in solar panel prices, according to a report from analyst firm New Energy Finance. The report, which analysed...

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