Soaring Solar Costs Could Slow The Renewable Boom

This year looked like it would be a … windfall... for renewable energy companies with the advent of the Biden Administration and its massively expensive clean energy push. Nevertheless, solar is getting left behind unexpectedly.Year-to-date, solar module prices have risen 18 percent after consecutive years of falling into the mainstream’s grasp.

One element in the solar module equation is to blame: polysilicon. Polysilicon (known more formally as polycrystalline silicon) is a high-purity form of silicon that is a fundamental ingredient…