Tracking the Sun: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2007

Wiser, Ryan ; Barbose, Galen ; Peterman, Carla

关键词: 29;    14;    PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES;    COST;    INSTALLATION;    USA Solar;    Photovoltaic;    Cost;   

DOI  :  10.2172/948480
RP-ID  :  LBNL-1516E
PID  :  OSTI ID: 948480
Others  :  TRN: US200907%%19

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

As installations of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have grown, so too has the desire to track the installed cost of these systems over time, by system characteristics, by system location, and by component. This report helps to fill this need by summarizing trends in the installed cost of grid-connected PV systems in the United States from 1998 through 2007. The report is based on an analysis of installed cost data from nearly 37,000 residential and non-residential PV systems, totaling 363 MW of capacity, and representing 76percent of all grid-connected PV capacity installed in the U.S. through 2007.