Chase: European Solar Salespeople Pitch Returns Based on Unrealistic Power Inflation
Jenny Chase · Unpopular solar opinions, 2022 edition · Dec 1, 2022 · at 35:48
BloombergNEF solar analyst Jenny Chase discusses reviewed solar sales proposals in the UK and Germany.
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“When salespeople sell solar systems, they have a very strong incentive already to assume that the power prices will increase, and then tell the consumers, oh, it will pay back in X years, or it will make you an IRR of 50%, and you look at them, and they're actually assuming well above inflation power price rises”
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