The Global Solar Photovoltaic Supply Chain and Bottom-UP Cost Model Results
Total of Results from NREL's Bottom-Up Cost Models
September 12, 2022
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Total of Factory Gate MSPs for Global Solar PV Supply Chains
Sum of Mean Results For Polysilicon, Wafer, Cell and Module Assembly Cost Models for Each Country
Overhead and Profit
Tariffs or BCD for Equipment and Materials
Depreciation of Cap Ex (Equipment and Facilities)
2022 U.S. Dollars per Wdc
$0.38
$0.36
Maintenance
$0.058
$0.33
Utilities
$0.33
$0.054
Labor
$0.050
Materials
$0.039
$0.049
$0.003
$0.26
$0.27
$0.28
$0.039
$0.27
$0.27
$0.039
$0.039
$0.042
$0.040
$0.040
$0.040
$0.076
$0.039
$0.021
$0.066
$0.039
$0.035
$0.039
$0.039
$0.039
$0.035
$0.063
$0.055
$0.047
$0.022
$0.025
$0.025
$0.035
$0.043
$0.026
$0.011
$0.152
$0.148
$0.152
$0.152
$0.152
$0.152
$0.152
$0.152
$0.152
United States
China
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
India
South Korea
Japan
Germany
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