Photovoltaic System Pricing Trends: Historical, Recent, and Near-Term Projections - 2014 Edition
Publication Type
Presentation
Date Published
09/2014
Authors
Feldman, David, Galen L. Barbose, Robert Margolis, Ted James, Samantha Weaver, Naïm R. Darghouth, Ran Fu, Carolyn Davidson, Sam Booth, Ryan H. Wiser
Year of Publication
2014
Notes
This is the third edition in an annual briefing prepared jointly by LBNL and NREL intended to provide a high-level overview of historical, recent, and projected near-term PV system pricing trends in the United States. The briefing draws on several ongoing research activities at the two labs, including:
- LBNL's annual Tracking the Sun report series
- NREL's bottom-up PV cost modeling
- NREL's synthesis of PV market data and projections.
The briefing examines progress in PV price reductions to help DOE and other PV stakeholders manage the transition to a market-driven PV industry, and integrates different perspectives and methodologies for characterizing PV system pricing, in order to provide a broader perspective on underlying trends within the industry.
Organization
Research Areas
Electricity Markets and Policy, Renewable Energy, Cost, Benefit, & Market Analysis, Market Tracking and Analysis, Recurring Market Tracking and Data Products