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Does new technology mean solar power is now the answer to rising power prices?

November 7, 2018

At one point it was considered a money making scheme, selling surplus power back to the grid.

With the cost of electricity hitting record highs Seven Sharp takes a fresh look at the alternatives.

Solar power has long been touted as the answer.

At one point it was considered a money-making scheme, selling surplus power back to the grid.

So, has anything changed? Mike Thorpe investigates in the video above.

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