Price of materials when FIT reduces to 13.1p

[SolarCity]

I'm hoping that the send-more-panels-to-Europe hypothesis is the right one - it certainly makes sense to me.

 

[finchy]

Isn't it false economy, the Chinese are artificially subsidizing PV panels. Sadly it's not because the Chinese are Eco warriors .,., !

Eventually something has to give ! The trouble is our FITs will be pushed down as a result. The grid parity point isn't solely based on solar PV costs reducing so much, it's more the wholesale COST of energy increasing !!

Hence the fuel poverty numbers will only increase unless we find a cheaper intelligent alternative. This green deal will not reduce fuel poverty by insulating and becoming energy efficient, the costs will be an added burden.

 

[moggy1968]

I'm hoping that the send-more-panels-to-Europe hypothesis is the right one - it certainly makes sense to me.

I don't really see why driving prices lower and lower is to anyones advantage.
Production costs X, sale is Y, if Y doesn't exceed X then people go bust. dumping cheap excess panels will drop the price in the short term, leading to further reductions in FiTS but the possibility of long term unsustainability.
It will also damage manufacturing markets outside China