U.S. Solar Market Insight: 1st Quarter 2011
SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION INTRODUCTION In 2010, the U.S. installed 887 megawatts (MW) of grid-connected photovoltaics (PV), representing 104% growth over the 435 MW installed in 2009. Despite...
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGSarah Becker , Bethany A. Frew, Gorm B. Andresen,Timo Zeyer, Stefan Schramm, Martin Greiner, Mark Z. JacobsonAbstractA future energy...
View ArticleGoing Solar in America: Ranking Solar Value to Consumers
NC CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTERIntroduction & Executive SummaryMost Americans are unaware of the true financial value of solar today. Seen by many as a technological luxury, solar energy is not...
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INTERSTATE RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNCIL (IREC)Executive SummaryIn the last 10 years the percentage of electricity generated in the United States from renewable sources, has grown at an impressive rate,...
View ArticleThe 50 States of Solar
NC CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTERThe State of State Distributed Solar Policy and MarketsIn recent years, the cost of residential and commercial customer-sited solar photovoltaics (PV) has declined...
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SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATIONIntroduction Solar energy posted another banner year in the U.S. in 2014. Photovoltaic (PV) installations reached 6,201 MWdc, up 30% over 2013 and more than 12 times...
View ArticleCompetitiveness of Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency in U.S. Markets
ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY INSTITUTEExecutive SummaryQuestions have been raised about whether renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) resources can provide substantial emission reductions at...
View ArticleA Tale of Three Markets: Comparing the Solar and Wind Deployment Experiences...
STANFORD UNIVERSITY STEYER-TAYLOR CENTER FOR ENERGY POLICY AND FINANCE Introduction The Obama administration has repeatedly identified the large-scale build-out of clean, renewable energy...
View ArticleEnd-of-Life Management: Solar Photovoltaic Panels
INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA) Executive Summary Solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment has grown at unprecedented rates since the early 2000s. Global installed PV capacity reached 222...
View ArticleThe Kern County Story: Utility-Scale Solar Energy in Southern California
As of December 2016, Recurrent Energy has nine operating solar photovoltaic (PV) projects across Kern County in Southern California. Community leaders discuss the impacts of utility-scale solar...
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