Solar breakthrough.. Cheaper than coal.......

[guardian]

9. When solar power becomes

cheap and easy then people will readily adopt it. Until then, trying to force/coerce people to use it is silly. A 10 year payback simply isn't good enough people widespread adoption. When ROI gets down to the 12-18 month range then people will naturally and voluntarily use it.

I'm looking forward to the day when I can invest $500-$1000 total in a fairly small footprint solar array that will power my household electrical needs. But it is crazy to go out and spend $40,000 - $60,000 for something that only only supplements traditional power and still requires my to have connection and pay for connection to the utility company.

It will get there...someday. It is just not there yet. Right now solar power for general household use is just a toy for the rich 1%, or special use situations such as people that live off the grid.