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After some slow easing in polysilicon prices starting in the latter half of this year, December has seen significant further drops for the sought-after material that plays such an important role in the solar power industry.<\/p>\n

Polysilicon is used in the manufacture of a bunch of items, including the cells that make up a conventional solar panel. In recent years the cheapest polysilicon has been was below USD $7\/kg in July 2020. But pandemic impacts and other unrelated events piled on, which saw spot prices skyrocket.<\/p>\n

In August this year, spot prices reached around US$39.10 per kg, due in part to drought and heatwave conditions<\/a> impacting manufacturing in China. Since that time, the situation has improved – and markedly in December. Research firm Bernreuter pegged the global polysilicon spot price average<\/a> at US$30.79 per kg as at December 28.<\/p>\n

\"Solar<\/p>\n

But it seems it’s not unusual for prices to drop this time of year. Bernreuter notes:<\/p>\n

“In November, or December at the latest, the polysilicon spot price usually begins to weaken after the procurement for the year-end PV installation rally has been done.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Around the same time in 2021<\/a>, the average spot price noted by Bernreuter was US$32.00 per kg. Just a few weeks earlier, the average was around US$36.60, the highest for the year.<\/p>\n

Polysilicon Prices In 2023?<\/h2>\n

Looking ahead for the very short-term, the firm says indications are “the price collapse will remain in full swing next week.” Beyond that is anyone’s guess at this point. Average spot prices began creeping up very early in 2022 and after a small dip between April and June, restarted their ascent with more vigour until late August.<\/p>\n

There’s a lot of new polysilicon production capacity in the pipeline, which could help things – but there always is. It’s the stuff out of left-field that can really throw a spanner in the works for prices. I’ve somewhat given up on reading longer-term predictions.<\/p>\n

How Much Silicon In A Solar Panel?<\/h2>\n

Back in 2020, I took a stab at a calculating how much silicon is in a solar panel<\/a> and came up with around 660 grams. Ronald arrived at a figure of around 1.3 kilograms<\/a>, but that included wastage. Those calculations probably need revisiting as ongoing manufacturing improvements mean more can be done with less; but solar panels have also become more powerful.<\/p>\n

While polysilicon pricing has an impact on the cost of solar panels<\/a>, it’s not something really worth watching as a solid indicator for when to pull the trigger on pursuing a solar power system installation. If the past few years should have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected.<\/p>\n

Waiting for all the stars to perfectly align before making a decision to start getting ready for a solar power system installation is just locking in electricity bills higher than they would otherwise be for longer – and any savings that *might* be gained, lost.<\/p>\n

Given we live in a world of so much uncertainty, the best time to go solar<\/a> is usually right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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At 1 kilogram of polysilicon\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Daqo polysilicon and Trina Solar","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/daqo-polysilicon-trina.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/daqo-polysilicon-trina.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/daqo-polysilicon-trina.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/daqo-polysilicon-trina.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/daqo-polysilicon-trina.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62933,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-polysilicon-pricing-mb2527\/","url_meta":{"origin":69364,"position":3},"title":"Solar Polysilicon Price Challenges Remain","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"June 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Polysilicon only makes up a small proportion of the weight of a conventional solar panel - but it's a crucial material and one that has been pretty pricey over the past year. Besides a bit of a dip in February and then again in April when pricing stabilised until mid\/late\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar polysilicon prices","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/solar-polysilicon-pricing.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/solar-polysilicon-pricing.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/solar-polysilicon-pricing.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/solar-polysilicon-pricing.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/solar-polysilicon-pricing.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":72727,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/polysilicon-prices-march23-mb2873\/","url_meta":{"origin":69364,"position":4},"title":"Solar Polysilicon Prices: Up, Down, And Where to Next?","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"March 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"It was an odd start to the year for a crucial material used in the manufacture of conventional solar panels. But after a brief and more subdued spike, polysilicon prices are again heading the right way for panel buyers. First, some recent solar polysilicon pricing history. After hitting lows of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar polysilicon prices","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/solar-polysilicon-prices.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/solar-polysilicon-prices.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/solar-polysilicon-prices.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/solar-polysilicon-prices.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/solar-polysilicon-prices.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59398,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/daqo-polysilicon-supply-results-mb2375\/","url_meta":{"origin":69364,"position":5},"title":"Daqo Solar Polysilicon “Fully Booked” For 2022","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"March 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Solar polysilicon giant Daqo New Energy has announced another significant supply agreement and published its 2021 fourth quarter and fiscal year results. Polysilicon is a material used in the manufacture of photovoltaic cells used in solar panels. China's Daqo currently has a total polysilicon nameplate capacity of 105,000 metric tonnes\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Daqo New Energy polysilicon","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/daqo-polysilicon-deal-results.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/daqo-polysilicon-deal-results.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/daqo-polysilicon-deal-results.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/daqo-polysilicon-deal-results.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/daqo-polysilicon-deal-results.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69369,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69364\/revisions\/69369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}