Silver
The metallisation paste on a solar cell. Roughly a tenth of global silver demand is photovoltaic, which is why solar and silver now move together.
Last close: 2026-09-11
Traded commodity
64.30
USD / troy oz
- 1 day
- −5.37%
- 1 month
- −0.73%
- 1 year
- +56.31%
52-week range 41.13 – 115.08 · last close 2026-09-11
Our analysis of silver
Written by Wingzman, with the reporting each piece draws on cited in full.
Background reading
Evergreen explanation rather than dated reporting — how this input is used, and what decides what it costs you.
Elsewhere in the press
Reporting from the trade and financial press. Links go to the publisher; we did not write these.
- Silver Institute: Sustained Supply Deficit Exposes Market to Squeezes
Investing News Network
- Silver in 2026 and Beyond: Rising Prices, Solar Substitution, and a Market Still in Deficit
Carbon Credits
- Solar Demand Falls 19% But Silver Deficit Widens, Shifting Focus to Mine Supply
Crux Investor
Headlines reviewed 2026-09-11.