solar sector (overall) is racing toward $1/W cost levels in important areas, but that many solar companies (specifically
Joonki Song | Ryan Boas | Chris Bolman | Mark Farber | Hilary Flynn | Martin Meyers | Michael Rogol
Solar Power in Focus
Executive Summary*
Joonki Song | Ryan Boas | Chris Bolman | Mark Farber | Hilary Flynn | Martin Meyers | Michael Rogol
Solar Power in Focus
The True Cost of Solar Power: Race to $1/W Is the solar sector nearing a breakdown? This question is on the minds of many solar executives and investors as macroeconomic market challenges spark worries about the short term outlook for the sector and risks to specific companies. The answer to this question begins with careful analysis of cost. The 2nd edition of The True Cost of Solar Power provides detailed benchmarks of the cost structures that matter most for the sector and its companies through 2012. The central theme of the report is that the solar sector (overall) is racing toward $1/W cost levels in important areas, but that many solar companies (specifically) risk breakdown.
Overall Solar Sector: Racing to $1/W
c-Si module, thin film module and BOS all racing toward $1/W by 2012
At the sector level, the “true cost” of solar power is remarkably low even now. Today, the average cost is
