Yes, the cost of GENERATING electricity will undoubtedly be cheaper at the industrial scale level than on your rooftop.
But that generated electricity is likely to be a region very far from your (or someone else's) consumption - needing a lot of money to lay transmission and distribution lines to the end consumer.
Co-locating with consumption makes the difference in total costs far closer.
Very location dependent, but please don't dismiss offhand without considering the very real transmission costs.
But that generated electricity is likely to be a region very far from your (or someone else's) consumption - needing a lot of money to lay transmission and distribution lines to the end consumer.
Co-locating with consumption makes the difference in total costs far closer.
Very location dependent, but please don't dismiss offhand without considering the very real transmission costs.