Changes in the economic value of photovoltaic generation at high penetration levels: a pilot case study of California

AD Mills, RH Wiser - 2012 IEEE 38th Photovoltaic Specialists …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We estimate the long-run economic value of photovoltaic (PV) generation with increasing
penetration using a unique investment and dispatch model that captures long-run …

Changes in the economic value of variable generation at high penetration levels: a pilot case study of California

A Mills - 2012 - escholarship.org
We estimate the long-run economic value of variable renewable generation with increasing
penetration using a unique investment and dispatch model that captures long-run …

The market value and cost of solar photovoltaic electricity production

S Borenstein - 2008 - escholarship.org
The high cost of power from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has been a major deterrent to the
technology's market penetration. Proponents have argued, however, that typical analyses …

Photovoltaic System Pricing Trends. Historical, Recent, and Near-Term Projections

D Feldman, G Barbose, R Margolis, M Bolinger… - 2015 - osti.gov
This presentation, based on research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, provides a high-level overview of historical, recent …

Break-even cost for residential photovoltaics in the United States: key drivers and sensitivities

P Denholm, RM Margolis, S Ong, B Roberts - 2009 - osti.gov
Grid parity--or break-even cost--for photovoltaic (PV) technology is defined as the point
where the cost of PV-generated electricity equals the cost of electricity purchased from the …

Concentrated photovoltaics system costs and learning curve analysis

JE Haysom, O Jafarieh, H Anis, K Hinzer - AIP Conference …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
An extensive set of costs in /WfortheinstalledcostsofCPVsystemshasbee…,includingbothindividualcompanypricesand…
.Costreductionsovertimeareveryevident,withcurrentpricesfor2012intherangeof3.0±0.7/W and …

Is $50/MWh solar for real? Falling project prices and rising capacity factors drive utility‐scale PV toward economic competitiveness

M Bolinger, S Weaver, J Zuboy - Progress in photovoltaics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Recently announced low‐priced power purchase agreements (PPAs) for US utility‐scale
photovoltaic (PV) projects suggest 50/MWhsolarmightbeviableundercertainconditi …

Project developer options to enhance the value of solar electricity as solar and storage penetrations increase

JH Kim, AD Mills, R Wiser, M Bolinger, W Gorman… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing the penetration of photovoltaics (PV) reduces the marginal grid value of PV
electricity. The declining grid value of PV with higher penetration could limit the technology's …

A learning curve approach to projecting cost and performance for photovoltaic technologies

GD Cody, T Tiedje - AIP Conference proceedings, 1997 - pubs.aip.org
The current cost of electricity generated by PV power is still extremely high with respect to
power supplied by the utility grid, and there remain questions as to whether PV power can …

Tracking US photovoltaic system prices 1998–2012: a rapidly changing market

G Barbose, NR Darghouth, S Weaver… - Progress in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The number of US photovoltaic (PV) systems has grown rapidly in recent years, driven by a
wide array of government incentives and other supportive policies aimed, in part, at reducing …