{"id":4373,"date":"2014-12-29T12:18:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T01:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2017-10-25T09:44:48","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:14:48","slug":"unsubsidised-solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/unsubsidised-solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsubsidised solar cheaper than fossil fuels in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4378\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chile-solar-cheaper-than-coal.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4378\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chile-solar-cheaper-than-coal.jpg\" alt=\"chilean flag\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unsubsidised solar is cheaper than coal in Chile. Australia here we come!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the key questions that remains in what has been a forgettable year for Australian renewable energy policy development is: when will unsubsidised solar reach cost parity with fossil fuels? Will it be in 2015 or 2016 that this occurs? Or should we look further into the future? The question is of course crucial as reaching this point in time will sweep away any criticism from the fossil fuel argument that coal, oil is cheaper to produce than renewable energy such as solar power.<\/p>\n<p>If you listen to fossil fuel lobbyists you&#8217;ll get the impressions that cost parity is decades away, however the truth is that it is already here in some parts of the world.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunedison.com\/wps\/portal\/memc\/aboutus\/newsroom\/pressreleases\/\" target=\"_blank\">December 15 SunEdison press release<\/a> announced a $700 million contract awarded by Chile\u2019s National Energy Commission to the company to supply 570 gigawatt hours of clean energy a year. According to the press release, SunEdison will meet this requirement by investing more than $700 million USD to develop 350 megawatts of utility scale solar photovoltaic power plants throughout the country. The electricity generated will be sold to local power suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement stands as a testament to the Chilean government\u2019s progressive views on supporting solar energy. However the part of the contract that has made headlines has been the company\u2019s claim that the electricity produced will be cheaper than that provided by fossil fuels. Even more importantly, this cost parity has been reached <em>without additional subsidies from the Chilean government<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>From the SunEdison press release.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cElectricity generated by SunEdison\u2019s solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants is now 10 to 25 percent lower cost \u2013 without subsidies or incentives of any kind \u2013 than electricity generated by fossil fuels in Chile,\u201d said the US-based company.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a nutshell, the progressively-minded Chilean government has looked into the future, realised the benefits of a mix of renewable energy sources for its people and businesses and noted that renewables such as solar are very cost effective having reached cost parity with fossil fuels. The National Energy Commission is investing heavily in projects such as the one by SunEdison as a means to guarantee its energy future.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences for Australia are huge. Like Chile we are a country blessed with high solar radiation and, combined with our wide open spaces, should be in the box seat when it comes to developing utility scale solar projects. With a supportive government, Australia may well be the \u201csolar superpower\u201d described by the Spanish foreign minister on his visit to our country this year to open the Royalla solar farm.<\/p>\n<p>Like Chile, a sensible energy mix based on renewables will not only deliver enormous environmental benefits for our communities, but also cost savings as the price of solar systems (both household and large scale) plummet. We\u2019re not in this position of course, for a number of reasons including government policy sloth &#8212; driven by an antipathy towards the renewables industry &#8212; combined with the lobbying muscle of the fossil fuel industry.<\/p>\n<p>However try as they might to dilute the renewables message, the day when renewables reaches complete cost parity with fossil fuels draws even closer. Look at Chile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the key questions that remains in what has been a forgettable year for Australian renewable energy policy development is: when will unsubsidised solar reach cost parity with fossil fuels? Will it be in 2015 or 2016 that this occurs? Or should we look further into the future? 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