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That must be an average including lots of old, expensive installations.

Even five years ago, PG&E estimated for new solar was less than $0.06/kWh, and they tend to overestimate these things, and underestimate the rate of cost decreases with solar.

In evaluating the difference between maintaining an existing nuclear site, or building new solar, the new cost is the more accurate estimate.

If you look at new solar deployments in California, nearly all include storage, because it increases profitability to be able to deliver during the evening. Storage is profitable today, meaning that it necessarily costs less than market rates.