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Title: U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark: Q1 2018

Abstract

NREL has been modeling U.S. photovoltaic (PV) system costs since 2009. This report benchmarks costs of U.S. solar PV for residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems built in the first quarter of 2018 (Q1 2018). Our methodology includes bottom-up accounting for all system and project-development costs incurred when installing residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems, and it models the capital costs for such systems.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1483475
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-6A20-72399
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; solar; photovoltaic; PV; cost model

Citation Formats

Fu, Ran, Feldman, David J., and Margolis, Robert M. U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark: Q1 2018. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.2172/1483475.
Fu, Ran, Feldman, David J., & Margolis, Robert M. U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark: Q1 2018. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1483475
Fu, Ran, Feldman, David J., and Margolis, Robert M. 2018. "U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark: Q1 2018". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1483475. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1483475.
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title = {U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark: Q1 2018},
author = {Fu, Ran and Feldman, David J. and Margolis, Robert M.},
abstractNote = {NREL has been modeling U.S. photovoltaic (PV) system costs since 2009. This report benchmarks costs of U.S. solar PV for residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems built in the first quarter of 2018 (Q1 2018). Our methodology includes bottom-up accounting for all system and project-development costs incurred when installing residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems, and it models the capital costs for such systems.},
doi = {10.2172/1483475},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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