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Title: The Value of Transparency in Distributed Solar PV Markets

Program Document ·
OSTI ID:1411855
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Market transparency refers to the degree of customer awareness of product options and fair market prices for a given good. In The Value of Transparency in Distributed Solar PV Markets, we use residential solar photovoltaic (PV) quote data to study the value of transparency in distributed solar PV markets. We find that improved market transparency results in lower installation offer prices. Further, the results of this study suggest that PV customers benefit from gaining access to more PV quotes.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1411855
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-6A20-70201
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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