That&#x27;s less of a problem, and more of a feature, because those molten salts enable CSP to provide more power for up to 16 hours[0] sans sunlight which is important if you need dispatchability, which is not really comparable to PV&#x27;s which cannot offer the same now, hence why CSP is not killed off by PV&#x27;s and has continued to grow along with PV&#x27;s.<p>You also have to consider that people who live in apartments or rent a house in developed markets are pretty much either locked out of the market for PV&#x27;s or not incentivized to pay out of pocket (even considering the subsidies&#x2F;financing that exist [looking at you Solar City]) for such systems. I&#x27;d say that share of the population is far larger than people with a mortgage&#x2F;own a home and are interested in such systems.<p>This embodies the situation: &quot;Does this mean CSP will eventually disappear, trampled by PV? Not necessarily. CSP has one major advantage over PV: dispatchability. Current CSP plants can store thermal energy for up to 16 hours, which means that their production profile can match the demand profile (just like a conventional power plant). PV is not dispatchable, as a feasible commercial energy storage system does not yet exist. Dispatchability will be increasingly important when and where renewable energies achieve high penetration rates, so two things can happen: CSP becomes a commercially viable solution before a commercial PV storage system is developed, carving its own market segment; or the PV industry quickly solves the storage issue and becomes the solar technology of choice.&quot;[0]<p>[0]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thisisxy.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;cannibalization-in-renewable-energies-part-i-solar-energy" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thisisxy.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;cannibalization-in-renewable-energi...</a>