Market definition study of photovoltaic power for remote villages in the United States

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5065301· OSTI ID:5065301

Ragsdale, C.

A grass roots evaluation of the market potential for photovoltaic applications in remote villages in the US and its territories provides an estimate of almost 14 MWp available for conversion from a potential to a real market. This total power potential is based on the energy needs of almost 400 sites reported by federal agencies and inputs from over 100 Indian tribes. This potential consists of the following: US government agencies-3000 KWp; Indian villages-10,000 KWp; Alaskan villages-370 KWp; territories-500 KWp; and US commercial-negligible. The report details the methodology used, the results achieved, and some recommendations of how to convert this domestic market potential into a real market and its contribution to preparing for the really large village power market potential that exists in developing countries.

• Research Organization: Motorola, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-76ET20485
• OSTI ID: 5065301
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/0049-80/1; NASA-CR-159800
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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