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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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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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DEPRECATED. SEE UPDATE LINK BELOW. Distribution System Upgrade Unit Cost Database

REVISED 1/2/2019. SEE UPDATE LINK BELOW. This database contains unit cost information for different components that may be used to integrate distributed photovotaic D-PV systems onto distribution systems. Some of these upgrades and costs may also apply to integration of other dist...
Horowitz, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 20, 2017
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Ridgelines: Department of Interior Definition

This dataset represents ridgelines as defined by the Department of Interior (DOI): "Areas within 660 feet of the top of the ridgeline, where a ridgeline has at least 150 feet of vertical elevation gain with a minimum average slope of 10 percent between the ridgeline and the base."...
Geospatial Data Science, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jan 01, 2024
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PV Rooftop Database

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Photovoltaic (PV) Rooftop Database (PVRDB) is a lidar-derived, geospatially-resolved dataset of suitable roof surfaces and their PV technical potential for 128 metropolitan regions in the United States. The PVRDB data are organized...
Mooney, M. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jan 01, 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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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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County-Level Hourly Renewable Capacity Factor Dataset for the ReEDS Model

This dataset contains hourly capacity factors for each renewable resource class and region (in this case, county). Technologies like large-scale utility PV (UPV), onshore wind, offshore wind, and concentrating solar power (CSP) are included. The dataset contains 7 years of hourly ...
Cole, W. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Aug 01, 2023
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India Direct Normal & Global Horizontal Irradiance Solar Resources

GIS data for India's direct normal irradiance (DNI) and global horizontal irradiance. Provides 10-kilometer (km) solar resource maps and data for India. The 10-km hourly solar resource data were developed using weather satellite (METEOSAT) measurements incorporated into a site-...
Lopez, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Apr 11, 2016
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Bifacial PV Test-Bed Irradiance Measurements

Data for 2 front-facing and 4 rear-facing IMT irradiance sensors placed on a scaled-down setup that replicate a PV array in a highly-reflective rooftop. The test-bed consist of 3 rows of 20x2ft aluminum sheets (the “panels”), supported by a Unistrut structure, with 6 irra...
Ayala Pelaez, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 10, 2019
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PV Inverter Experimental Dataset Version 2 with 100 Percent Power

The increase in power electronic based generation sources require accurate modeling of inverters. Accurate modeling requires experimental data over wider operation range. We used 20 kW off-the-shelf grid following PV inverter in the experiments. We used controllable AC supply and ...
Prabakar, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 10, 2023
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Bias Corrected Near-Surface Wind Data for Solar Field Siting

This data set catalogs a long-term high-resolution data set characterizing the near-surface hourly wind speed variations at two solar sites in the Southwest U.S. This data set demonstrates the potential for integrating improved near-surface wind data into CST and PV planning tools...
Emes, M. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Jun 12, 2026
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National Climate Database (NCDB)

The National Climate Database (NCDB) is a high resolution, bias-corrected climate dataset consisting of the three most widely used variables of solar radiation global horizontal (GHI), direct normal (DNI), and diffuse horizontal irradiance (DHI) as well as other meteorological dat...
Yang, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Sep 30, 2024
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Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen) model

The Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen) model simulates customer adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) for residential, commercial, and industrial entities in the United States or other countries through 2050. The dGen model can be used for identifying the sector...
Stanley, T. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Oct 16, 2020
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DEPRECATED: dGen (Distributed Generation Market Demand) Model Data: Alpha Release

DEPRECATED. DO NOT USE. See current version at https://dx.doi.org/10.7799/1812548. See active link below in the resources section. Open sourced data needed to run the basic alpha release version of the dGen model. Includes a pre-generated agent file of 100,000 agents in pickl...
Stanley, T. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Apr 01, 2020
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD): Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (RSR); Anatolia Rancho Cordova, California (Data)

A partnership with industry and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to collect solar data to support future solar power generation in the United States. The measurement station monitors global horizontal, direct normal, and diffuse horizontal i...
Maxey, C. and Andreas, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
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PVWatts Calculator

Interactive web application that allows homeowners, installers and manufacturers to easily develop estimates of the performance of potential PV installations at specific locations. The calculator estimates the electricity production and energy value of a grid-connected roof or gro...
Support, P. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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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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dGen (Distributed Generation Market Demand) Model Data: Version 1.0.0 Agents

Open sourced agent files needed to run version 1.0.0 of the dGen model. Contains all national, ISO, and state level residential and commercial agents.
Stanley, T. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aug 10, 2021
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Microgrid Load and LCOE Modelling Results

These tools are designed to inform high level thinking around micro-grid load and tariff considerations in sub-Saharan Africa. There are two related tools in this dataset: 1. Microgrid REopt LCOE Results Explorer. The purpose of this tool is to display levelized cost of electri...
Li, X. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 04, 2018
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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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Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (RSR) Data from SOLRMAP Escalante Tri-State Prewitt, New Mexico

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory collaborates with the solar industry to establish high quality solar and meteorological measurements. This Solar Resource and Meteorological Assessment Project (SOLRMAP) provides high quality measurements to supp...
Wilcox, S. and Andreas, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
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Solar irradiance data from Nevada Power's Clark Station, Las Vegas, Nevada

A partnership with the University of Nevada and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to collect solar data to support future solar power generation in the United States. The measurement station monitors global horizontal, direct normal, and diff...
Stoffel, T. and Andreas, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
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Sample IEEE123 Bus system for OEDI SI

Time series load and PV data from an IEEE123 bus system. An example electrical system, named the OEDI SI feeder, is used to test the workflow in a co-simulation. The system used is the IEEE123 test system, which is a well studied test system (see link below to IEEE PES Test Feeder...
Elgindy, T. and Balasubramaniam, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 01, 2022
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Solar Resource and Meteorological Assessment Project (SOLRMAP): Observed Atmospheric and Solar Information System (OASIS) Data for Tucson, Arizona

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory collaborates with the solar industry to establish high quality solar and meteorological measurements. This Solar Resource and Meteorological Assessment Project (SOLRMAP) provides high quality measurements to supp...
Wilcox, S. and Andreas, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
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