"The ‘learning curve’ for solar panels has been 20%: this means that **every time the installed capacity of solar PV doubles, the price falls by around 20%.** Onshore and offshore wind have followed a similar path to solar. ([Location 1516](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1516))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[solar-energy]], [[technology]], [[growth]], [[economics]], [[economies-of-scale]], [[statistics]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]