Originally posted by Javaphile
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1. You and I don't buy US solar systems so when we compare USD to AUD we simply use the bank rate. They earn USD and they spend USD, they are not penalised by shonky banks exchanging at unfavourable rates. The equivalent AUD is that given by the prevailing bank rate. Likewise when we buy solar systems we earn AUD and spend AUD. There's symmetry here, you can't introduce an asymmetric exchange rate for no good reason.
2. US citizens when buying a solar system with 6kW capacity spend an average of 12550USD. This is around 18000AUD. Sure you can jump through hoops to try and find inaccurate non-official websites or monkey with dodgy exchange rates or try to take away the solar rebates they get, but at the end of the day "wording matters" and US citizens pay the equivalent of an average of 18000AUD not 'over 30000AUD'. 18000AUD is much closer to half of what you said.
3. Why do you keep bringing up what Robusto paid... it's hardly relevant to your claim "The average 6kW system installed in the US costs over $AUD30,000" or my refutation thereof. Wording matters.


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