Utility-Scale Solar, 2024 Edition: Analysis of Empirical Plant-level Data from U.S. Ground-mounted PV, PV+battery, and CSP Plants (exceeding 5 MWAC)

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.25984/2460457· OSTI ID:2460457

Seel, Joachim ^[1]; Mulvaney Kemp, Julie; Cheyette, Anna; Millstein, Dev; Gorman, Will; Jeong, Seongeun; Robson, Dana; Setiawan, Rachman; Bolinger, Mark

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Berkeley Labs "Utility-Scale Solar", 2024 Edition presents analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants with capacities exceeding 5 MWAC. While focused on key developments in 2023, this report explores trends in deployment, technology, capital and operating costs, capacity factors, the levelized cost of solar energy (LCOE), power purchase agreement (PPA) prices, wholesale market value, net value, and interconnection queue data.

• Research Organization: DOE Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Multiple Programs (EE)
• Contributing Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
• OSTI ID: 2460457
• Report Number(s): 6200
• Availability: [e-mail]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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