Given the elimination of AC collection systems, lower balance-of-systems requirements and ease of interconnection, DC-coupled installations today are 3 percent to 10 percent cheaper than AC-coupled systems, depending upon the size of the solar and storage arrays and the discharge duration of the batteries.

For those who missed up the event you can play catch up and visit the showrooms of the exhibitors and try to haggle for the same discounts they gave during the expo so you can get the best value for your money. 

Bonaire set a goal of 100% renewables in 2004 after a fire destroyed the main diesel generator on the island in 2004. The wind generators added afterwards helped drive the cost of electricity in Bonaire down from $0.50 per kilowatt-hour to $0.22 per kWh, according to the World Bank.

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Back home, we have a host of critics bemoaning EV subsidies while cruising down the National Highway System, which was built in the 1950s with 59 Billion Federal tax dollars. Adjusted for inflation that’s a half a $Trillion subsidy to the auto industry (using a curious defense angle). Further, Tesla dominance over every other electric car has created the false impression that the subsidies only benefit them. Ironically, the $10k the government gave me to buy a Volt represented nearly a third of the Chevy’s value, a huge motivator. With my Tesla, the subsidy came to about 10%, not such a significant influence.

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In a sign of things to come, California featured predominantly in May’s headlines with the news that it had set a new record for peak output of utility-scale solar at more than 10.5 GW. It also hit a new record for the instantaneous portion of demand met by renewable energy on April 28, at 73%, just 15 minutes before the solar record, with solar and wind alone meeting 64% of demand.

Consumer hydrogen refueling stations are increasing throughout the world. Toyota and Honda are teaming up with the government in Quebec to build hydrogen infrastructure in Montreal this year, and even oil-rich Saudi Arabia is getting its first station.

The subsidy levels and the subsidy cap are, however, expected to reduce over time as competition in the market increases and the cost of home battery systems goes down.

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DC systems begin to lose their cost advantage, however, as system sizes become larger. As the size of solar and storage increases, economies of scale realized via power conversion and other hardware components don’t translate to overall system capex, as PV modules and batteries start to make up more of the cost stack.

A year ago, the 52-year-old University carpenter made some pretty radical lifestyle changes—he outfitted his home with solar panels and bought a hybrid SUV. Now he charges his vehicle off the sun and drives 60 miles to and from work daily, leaving a zero carbon footprint behind.