Solar Industry Update

Why is there such price Utility-scale PV variation? – There is some variation in estimates; however, reported and modeled pricing is relatively consistent between sources. • Soft costs are more easily spread out over large projects. • There are diminishing returns to economies of scale. • Utility-scale businesses operate under very competitive operating conditions, where bid-price typically becomes the differentiator. • Nonresidential PV - Nonresidential PV contains a large variation in project type from offtaker (industrial, commercial, nonprofit, government), system size (lots of small projects, but a significant capacity of larger projects), and project design (rooftop, ground-mount, carport). NREL 29

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