Solar is cheap; deployment is now the bottleneck

Solar panels are no longer the main cost bottleneck; deployment, storage, transmission, grid flexibility, permitting, and AI-driven demand now dominate the problem

Solar panels got cheap. Really cheap. The bottleneck now is deployment: installation, storage, transmission, grid flexibility, permitting, and rising power demand from AI and industry. That's where I'm paying attention.

Ranked #22 on backlist 2026-06-02 (02 Jun 2026 UTC) · by @schrep (Mike Schroepfer) · view on X ↗

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