Description |
1 online resource (vi, 28 pages) : color illustrations. |
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Technical report NREL/TP ; 6A20-62671 |
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NREL/TP ; 6 A 20-62671.
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Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on August 29, 2016). |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24). |
Funding |
DE-AC36-08GO28308 prepared under task no. SS13.6510 |
Summary |
The price of photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States (i.e., the cost to the system owner) has dropped precipitously in recent years, led by substantial reductions in global PV module prices. This report provides a Q4 2013 update for residential PV systems, based on an objective methodology that closely approximates the book value of a PV system. Several cases are benchmarked to represent common variation in business models, labor rates, and module choice. We estimate a weighted-average cash purchase price of $3.29/W for modeled standard-efficiency, polycrystalline-silicon residential PV systems installed in the United States. This is a 46% decline from the 2013-dollar-adjusted price reported in the Q4 2010 benchmark report. In addition, this report frames the cash purchase price in the context of key price metrics relevant to the continually evolving landscape of third-party-owned PV systems by benchmarking the minimum sustainable lease price and the fair market value of residential PV systems. |
Subject |
Solar power plants -- United States -- Costs.
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Electric power-plants -- United States -- Costs.
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Genre/Form |
Internet resources.
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Electronic government information.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.
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Added Title |
Cash purchase, fair market value, and prepaid lease transaction prices |
Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-03 (online) |
Sudoc No. |
E 9.16:NREL/TP-6 A 20-62671 |
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