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Utility-Scale Solar, 2021 Edition: Analysis of Empirical Plant-level Data from U.S. Ground-mounted PV, PV+battery, and CSP Plants (exceeding 5 MWAC)

Berkeley Labs "Utility-Scale Solar", 2021 Edition presents analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants with capacities exceeding 5 MWAC. While focused on key developm...
Bolinger, M. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Sep 30, 2021
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Utility-Scale Solar, 2022 Edition: Analysis of Empirical Plant-level Data from U.S. Ground-mounted PV, PV+battery, and CSP Plants (exceeding 5 MWAC)

Berkeley Labs "Utility-Scale Solar", 2022 Edition presents analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants with capacities exceeding 5 MWAC. While focused on key developm...
Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Sep 20, 2022
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Utility-Scale Solar, 2023 Edition: Analysis of Empirical Plant-level Data from U.S. Ground-mounted PV, PV+battery, and CSP Plants (exceeding 5 MWAC)

Berkeley Labs "Utility-Scale Solar", 2023 Edition presents analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants with capacities exceeding 5 MWAC. While focused on key developm...
Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Sep 05, 2023
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Modeled Utility-Scale Solar+Storage Operations 2020-2024

In this project, we model optimized hourly dispatch under energy, capacity, and ancillary-service market opportunities using a linear optimizer with perfect price and generation foresight and are sharing the hourly solar and storage generation profiles for our sample here using th...
Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
May 12, 2026
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Utility-Scale Solar, 2024 Edition: Analysis of Empirical Plant-level Data from U.S. Ground-mounted PV, PV+battery, and CSP Plants (exceeding 5 MWAC)

Berkeley Labs "Utility-Scale Solar", 2024 Edition presents analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants with capacities exceeding 5 MWAC. While focused on key developm...
Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Sep 27, 2024
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Manufacturing Thermal Energy Use in 2014

The first data set estimates thermal energy use (i.e., fuels combusted for process heating, boilers, and combined heat and power/cogeneration) by end use, temperature, county, and facility employment size class for all U.S. manufacturing industries in 2014. The estimation methodol...
McMillan, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 27, 2019
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Utility-Scale Solar, 2025 Edition: Analysis of Empirical Plant-level Data from U.S. Ground-mounted PV, PV+battery, and CSP Plants (exceeding 5 MWAC)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory compiled and synthesized empirical data on the U.S. utility-scale solar sector. Utility-scale solar is defined here to include ground-mounted systems larger than 5MW-AC. Smaller projects are covered in Berkeley Lab's separate U.S. Distributed ...
Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Sep 25, 2025
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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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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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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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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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Q1-2022 U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmarks With Minimum Sustainable Price Analysis Data File

Q1-2022 U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmarks With Minimum Sustainable Price Analysis Data File
Ramasamy, V. Integrated Applications Center
Nov 07, 2022
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2020 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies

Starting in 2015 NREL has presented the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) in an Excel workbook that contains detailed cost and performance data, both current and projected, for renewable and conventional technologies. The workbook includes a spreadsheet for each technology. This up...
Akar, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 28, 2020
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2019 Annual Technology Baseline ATB Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies

Starting in 2015 NREL has presented the Annual Technology Baseline ATB in an Excel workbook that contains detailed cost and performance data both current and projected for renewable and conventional technologies. The workbook includes a spreadsheet for each technology. This update...
Vimmerstedt, L. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 23, 2019
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Transparent Cost Database: Generation, BioFuels, Vehicle Levelized Costs

For emerging energy technologies, a variety of cost and performance numbers are cited in presentations and reports for present-day characteristics and potential improvements. Amid a variety of sources and methods for these data, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy...
Staff, T. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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2016 Annual Technology Baseline

Current and future cost and performance data for electricity generating technologies, including both renewable and conventional technologies.
Hand, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 12, 2016
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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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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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2018 Annual Technology Baseline ATB Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies Interim Data Without Geothermal Updates

Each year since 2015 NREL has presented Annual Technology Baseline ATB in a workbook that contains detailed cost and performance data both current and projected for renewable and conventional technologies. The workbook includes a spreadsheet for each technology. This workbook prov...
Augustine, C. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 29, 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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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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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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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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2019 Distribution System Upgrade Unit Cost Database Current Version

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is the current version of NREL's Distribution System Unit cost Database and should be considered the most up-to-date. Compared to the previous version (https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/77) this database has additional data points and has been modified for impr...
Horowitz, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 02, 2019
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2021 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies

Starting in 2015 NREL has presented the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) in an Excel workbook that contains detailed cost and performance data, both current and projected, for renewable and conventional technologies. The workbook includes a spreadsheet for each technology. This ve...
Vimmerstedt, L. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jul 12, 2021
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