grid parity

collocation in English

meaningsofgridandparity

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grid
noun[C]
uk
/ɡrɪd/
us
/ɡrɪd/
a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to ...
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parity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpær.ə.ti/
us
/ˈper.ə.t̬i/
equality, especially of pay ...
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(Definition ofgridandparityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Reachinggridparityis considered to be the point at which an energy source becomes a contender for widespread development without subsidies or government support.
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Reachinggridparityis considered to be the point at which an energy source becomes a contender for widespread development without subsidies or government support.
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The first places to reachgridparitywere those with high traditional electricity prices and high levels of solar radiation.
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Gridparityfor large installation and small roof-top systems was already reached in 2011 and 2012, respecitvely.
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This point is commonly referred to asgridparity.
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The point wheregridparityis reached is a product of the average insolation and the average cost of electricity.
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Hawaii was the first state in the country to reachgridparityfor photovoltaics.
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However, retail prices are generally much higher than wholesale prices, sogridparitymay not have been reached for the very same system installed on the supply-side of the grid.
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Many solar analysts predict that most major areas of the world will reachgridparityby 2015, although some are arguing that grid parity is already here in many areas.
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As a result of these policies, the exact definition ofgridparityvaries not only from location to location, but customer to customer and even hour to hour.
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