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U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark Q1 2018

NREL has been modeling U.S. photovoltaic PV system costs since 2009. The U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System CostBenchmark Q1 2018 report benchmarks costs of U.S. solar PV for residential commercial and utility-scale systems built in the first quarter of 2018 Q1 2018. THE methodology i...
Fu, R. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 15, 2019
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Solar Futures Study Databook

The Solar Futures Study explores pathways for solar energy to drive deep decarbonization of the U.S. electric grid and considers how further electrification could decarbonize the broader energy system. This workbook contains data behind most figures in the U.S. Department of ...
Margolis, R. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oct 27, 2021
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NREL U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark Q1 2017 Report

Excel data file for the U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark Q1 2017 Report
Fu, R. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aug 23, 2017
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Q1-2025 Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmarks

The U.S. Department of Energy’s solar office and its national laboratory partners analyze cost data for U.S. solar photovoltaic systems to develop cost benchmarks to measure progress toward goals and guide research and development programs. The cost data is available in an Excel...
Basore, P. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
Dec 22, 2025
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Observations and Lessons Learned in Residential Roofing Integrated Photovoltaics

The data file includes field observations of residential roofing integrated photovoltaics installation that happened between July 2021 and June 2022 in California. There are 21 observations 2 in the re-roofing category and 19 in the new construction category. The file include...
Cook, J. and Jena, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 15, 2023
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NREL U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark Q1 2016 Report

Excel data file for the U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark Q1 2016 Report
Fu, R. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 16, 2016
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U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmarks: Q1 2021

NREL has been modeling U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) system costs since 2009. This year, our report benchmarks costs of U.S. PV for residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems, with and without storage, built in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021). The methodology includes b...
Ramasamy, V. and Feldman, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 08, 2021
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Puerto Rico Solar-for-All: LMI PV Rooftop Technical Potential and Solar Savings Potential

The Puerto Rico Solar-For-All dataset provides Census Tract level estimates of residential low-to-moderate income (LMI) PV rooftop technical potential as well as solar electric bill savings potential for LMI communities at the municipality level. Each dataset is broken out by inco...
Mooney, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 28, 2020
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U.S. Solar Photovoltaic BESS System Cost Benchmark Q1 2020 Report

NREL has been modeling U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) system costs since 2009. This year, our report benchmarks costs of U.S. PV for residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems, with and without storage, built in the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2020). The methodology includes b...
Feldman, D. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 26, 2021
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NREL Solar Radiation Research Laboratory (SRRL): Baseline Measurement System (BMS), Golden, Colorado

The Solar Radiation Research Laboratory (SRRL) was established at the Solar Energy Research Institute (now NREL) in 1981 to provide continuous measurements of the solar resources, outdoor calibrations of pyranometers and pyrheliometers, and to characterize commercially available i...
Stoffel, T. and Andreas, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
May 04, 2015
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Q1 2023 U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmarks With Minimum Sustainable Price Analysis Data File

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) aims to accelerate the advancement and deployment of solar technology in support of an equitable transition to a decarbonized economy no later than 2050, starting with a decarbonized power sector by 20...
Ramasamy, V. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 25, 2023
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Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies

This dataset consists of a table containing the distribution of literature estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the following electricity generation and storage technologies: biopower, coal, concentrating solar power, geothermal, hydrogen storage, hydropower, lithium-ion batt...
Nicholson, S. and Heath, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aug 23, 2021
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Solar Photovoltaic Curtailment Estimates 2018

This databook provides certain data behind figures and tables found in the NREL report "Solar PV Curtailment in Changing Grid and Technological Contexts." These data reflect estimates based on the best available data for solar photovoltaic curtailment.
O'Shaughnessy, E. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aug 21, 2019
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State Policies and Programs for Community Solar

The purpose of this dataset is to summarize current community solar policies and related stipulations by state in the United States. The dataset is updated multiple times per year. The current version is the first file located below. Previous versions of the dataset published...
Xu, K. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
Oct 01, 2024
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Rooftop Energy Potential of Low Income Communities in America REPLICA

The Rooftop Energy Potential of Low Income Communities in America REPLICA data set provides estimates of residential rooftop solar technical potential at the tract-level with emphasis on estimates for Low and Moderate Income LMI populations. In addition to technical potential REPL...
Mooney, M. and Sigrin, B. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Apr 03, 2018
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Community Solar Resource Database

NREL has updated a database of publicly available resources related to community solar in the U.S., including journal articles, reports, fact sheets, slides, videos, datasets, webinars, and other formats. This effort aims to compile resources that would benefit all partners intere...
Burton, R. and Xu, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oct 27, 2022
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Q1-2024 Solar Cost Benchmarks

Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and its national laboratory partners develop cost benchmarks for U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. These benchmarks track progress toward reducing solar costs and guide R&D prioritie...
Basore, P. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
Dec 10, 2025
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Distributed PV Permitting Survey Responses

In 2019, NREL, in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association, developed a survey for PV installers on their experiences with delays and cancelations in the adoption process, including the impacts of permitting and interconnection. This dataset includes the anonymized...
Cook, J. and Cruce, J. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 31, 2021
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Photovoltaic System Pricing Trends: Historical, Recent, and Near-Term Projections 2015 Edition

This is the fourth edition in an annual briefing prepared jointly by LBNL and NREL intended to provide a high-level overview of historical, recent, and projected near-term PV system pricing trends in the United States. The briefing draws on several ongoing research activities at t...
Feldman, D. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
May 12, 2016
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Weatherization Assistance Program and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for Solar Survey Responses and Plan

This data contains the results of surveys given to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)/Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) administrators in 2022, 2023, and 2024, as well as spreadsheets coding states' annual LIHEAP and WAP plans from 2021, 2022, and 2023 for me...
Cook, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 06, 2024
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Gearbox Reliability Collaborative Phase 3 Gearbox 2 Test

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Gearbox Reliability Collaborative (GRC) was established by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2006; its key goal is to understand the root causes of premature gearbox failures and improve their reliability. The GRC uses a combined gear...
Keller, J. and Robb, W. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
May 02, 2016
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Solar Permitting, Inspection, and Interconnection Cycletimes and Requirements

Twenty three small-to-large residential, commercial, and industrial PV installers submitted project-level data for analysis, which included timestamps for major components of the permitting, inspection, and interconnection process as well as contract and installation dates. NREL c...
Cook, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 31, 2021
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Oahu Solar Measurement Grid (1-Year Archive): 1-Second Solar Irradiance; Oahu, Hawaii (Data)

Seventeen measurement stations in the south western region of the island of Oahu collected data at 1-second intervals over the course of a year. The sensors are located in a 1-kilometer grid and the information then can be used to predict what PV outputs might be at 1-second inte...
Sengupta, M. and Andreas, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
2 Resources
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Community Solar Policy Screening Workbook for Multifamily Affordable Housing Building Portfolios

This workbook provides a framework to help Multifamily Affordable Housing (MFAH) housing providers evaluate state-level policy landscapes as they relate to MFAH community solar development. By exploring which programs and policies aid in the technical and economic feasibility of M...
Burton, R. and Orcutt, T. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 27, 2022
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2017 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB): Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies

Each year since 2015, NREL has presented Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) in a spreadsheet that contains detailed cost and performance data (both current and projected) for renewable and conventional technologies. The spreadsheet includes a workbook for each technology. This sprea...
Hand, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aug 21, 2017
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