The Utility Photovoltaic Group and the TEAM-UP initiative: Results to date

Conference · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:20030573

Hester, S L; Cheney, M J; Bensley, W E

The Utility PhotoVoltaic Group (UPVG) is a nonprofit association of over 100 energy service providers (electric utilities and energy service companies) cooperating to develop photovoltaic power as a thriving commercial energy option for the benefit of its members and their customers. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and UPVG are sponsoring an initiative named TEAM-UP that has funded 37 business ventures since 1995 that are resulting in more than 2,200 PV installations, totaling more than 7.4 megawatts of power. The TEAM-UP ventures are significantly leveraging the federal funds. The private sector industry is investing almost four dollars for every dollar invested by the US taxpayer. The UPVG programs are increasing the experience of electric utilities and their customers with photovoltaics and are stimulating growth in the demand for solar power. This paper describes these efforts, outlines the current status, and presents current results and lessons learned from the TEAM-UP program.

• Research Organization: Utility PhotoVoltaic Group, Washington, DC (US)
• OSTI ID: 20030573
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
COMMERCIALIZATION
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
US DOE