Utility-Scale Solar, 2021 Edition

Bolinger, Mark; Seel, Joachim; Warner, Cody; Robson, Dana

doi:10.25984/1838612

Title: Utility-Scale Solar, 2021 Edition

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Berkeley Labs "Utility-Scale Solar", 2021 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 2020, 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, and interconnection queue data.

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Bolinger, Mark;

; Warner, Cody; Robson, Dana

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Publication Date:: Thu Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2021

Other Number(s):: 4526

Research Org.:: DOE Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Multiple Programs (EE)

Collaborations:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Subject:: 2021; Array; Battery; Berkeley Lab; CSP; LCOE; PV; PV battery; capacity factors; capital costs; concentrating solar-thermal power; costs; energy; interconnection; interconnection queue; operating costs; power; power purchase agreements; solar; utility scale; utility-scale solar; wholesale market value

OSTI Identifier:: 1838612

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.25984/1838612

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                    Bolinger, Mark, Seel, Joachim, Warner, Cody, and Robson, Dana. Utility-Scale Solar, 2021 Edition.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Bolinger, Mark, Seel, Joachim, Warner, Cody, & Robson, Dana. Utility-Scale Solar, 2021 Edition.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.25984/1838612

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                    Bolinger, Mark, Seel, Joachim, Warner, Cody, and Robson, Dana. 2021.  
"Utility-Scale Solar, 2021 Edition".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.25984/1838612.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1838612. Pub date:Thu Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2021

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  title        = {Utility-Scale Solar, 2021 Edition},

  author       = {Bolinger, Mark and Seel, Joachim and Warner, Cody and Robson, Dana},

  abstractNote = {Berkeley Labs "Utility-Scale Solar", 2021 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 2020, 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, and interconnection queue data.},

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  year         = {Thu Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2021},

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