'Offensively cheap': solar power is looking up - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49695304 - September 2026 (81 comments)

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/offensively-cheap-so...

> At the turn of the millennium, solar panels cost $5-$6 per watt of generation capacity. Today, they sell for around 12 cents per watt, a level described as “offensively cheap” by Dave Jones, co-founder of think-tank Ember.