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Module rollercoaster takes another dip

As solar module prices continue to fall, pvXchange.com founder Martin Schachinger predicts a resurgence in demand in the near term and suggests how the European market could be better protected from future volatility.

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pv magazine

05 Dec 2023

A relaxation of module size restrictions in Germany’s rooftop PV market could help to clear inventories and stabilize prices. | Photo: EnPal.

Module prices are still falling rapidly but this has little to do with normal market mechanisms. The downward price spiral has picked up speed again, after briefly slowing in October 2023. Prices have fallen by double-digit percentages in a month. Module prices have never fallen so sharply and there is no end in sight.The European …

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