Solar Industry Update
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Tracking the Sun: National
Price, 2000-2022
Over the long term, median installed prices have fallen by roughly $0.4/W per year, on average, but price
declines have tapered off since 2013, after which price declines averaged $0.1-$0.2/W across segments,
following the trajectory of module costs.
• PV system prices rose in nominal dollars over the past 2 years but continued to fall in real dollars.
2022$/WDC
$0
90
2000
$15
Residential
Percentile Range
(20/80th)
Small Non-Residential
Large Non-Residential
$4.2
$3.2
2022
2002
Source: Barbose, G., N. Darghouth, E. O'Shaughnessy, and S. Forrester. 2023. Tracking the Sun: Pricing and Design Trends for Distributed
Photovoltaic Systems in the United States 2023 Edition. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. September 2023.
2022
2004
2022
$2.2
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