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Brian H wrote:
Solar is inherently big and diffuse and periodic and unreliable; that’s just the way sunlight falls to Earth. Orbiting solar with MW downlink may have a large scale future, though.

As for the $50-$60, there’s just nothing there which could vary the cost much. And it’s SO large a gap that nibbling at the edges, even for 10 years, won’t change the verdict.

It remains to be seen what would be the verdict for solar, wind and other renewables.
I still stand by my opinion that they will remain a viable alternative until a “home usable zero-maintenance idiot-proof fusion reactor” will be designed and mass produced for a while. That could take some time. I would say another 30-50 years unless singularity happens? Even ITER should be finished by then :D.
Is that enough time to recap on current investments?

Regarding price margins for services provided I have a nice example:
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/05/13/sms-costs-hubble

PS:I am sorry but my thought process likes to jump over some of the reasoning, and that makes it harder to understand.