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Home / Technology leaps driving cost of solar PV electricity in Australia to just A$30/MWh

Technology leaps driving cost of solar PV electricity in Australia to just A$30/MWh

Written by: Andrew Blakers
7 May 2020

Technology leaps driving cost of solar PV electricity in Australia to just A$30/MWh

This article by Andrew Blakers and Matthew Stocks appeared in Renew Economy today.

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