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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 and FeldmanNational 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. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 26, 2021
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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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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. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 15, 2019
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United States Utility-Scale PV Supply Curves 2024

This data packet contains supply curves, hourly generation profiles, and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for utility-scale PV across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCO...
Geospatial Data Science, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 01, 2025
12 Resources
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United States Utility-Scale PV Supply Curves 2023

This data packet contains supply curves, hourly generation profiles, and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for utility-scale PV across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCO...
GDS, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 30, 2023
13 Resources
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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. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 25, 2023
4 Resources
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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
4 Resources
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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
5 Resources
1 Stars
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System Advisor Model (SAM)

The System Advisor Model (SAM) is a performance and financial model designed to facilitate decision making for people involved in the renewable energy industry. SAM makes performance predictions and cost of energy estimates for grid-connected power projects based on installation a...
Blair, N. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
1 Resources
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Maximum demand charge rates for commercial and industrial electricity tariffs in the United States

NREL has assembled a list of U.S. retail electricity tariffs and their associated demand charge rates for the Commercial and Industrial sectors. The data was obtained from the Utility Rate Database. Keep the following information in mind when interpreting the data: (1) These data...
McLaren. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 19, 2017
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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
5 Resources
1 Stars
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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 dis...
HorowitzNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 20, 2017
3 Resources
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DEPRECATED Sharing the Sun Community Solar Project Data (June 2019)

This data set is no longer current – The most current data and all historical data sets can be found at https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/244 This database represents a list of community solar projects identified through various sources as of June 2019. The list has been rev...
HeeterNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 28, 2019
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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.nrel.gov/submissions/77 this database has additional data points and has been modified for improve...
HorowitzNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 02, 2019
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Solar Permitting, Inspection, and Interconnection Cycletimes and Requirements

Sixteen small-to-large residential 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 calculated median timelines for th...
Cook. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 31, 2021
2 Resources
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Dataset for Evaluating the Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Solar Photovoltaic Production

This dataset was used to support machine learning model development for wildfire impacts on utility-scale solar in the United States. The dataset includes information regarding energy generation, PM2.5, clearness index, temperature, wind speed, precipitation, and site size.
Gilletly, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories
May 15, 2023
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Dataset for Evaluation of Extreme Weather Impacts on Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Plant Performance in the United States

This dataset is a fusion of three data types (operations and maintenance tickets, weather data, and production data) that was used to support machine learning analysis and evaluation of drivers for low performance at photovoltaic (PV) sites during compound, extreme weather events....
Gunda, T. and Jackson, N. Sandia National Laboratories
Apr 01, 2021
2 Resources
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Land of Opportunity: Geothermal, Land-based Wind, and Solar PV Potential on Federal Lands

This data packet contains supply curves and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for geothermal, land-based wind, and solar PV across the contiguous United States with specific consideration on federal lands. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW) for eac...
Geospatial, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 01, 2025
28 Resources
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Solar-to-Grid Public Data File for Utility-scale (UPV) and Distributed Photovoltaics (DPV) Generation, Capacity Credit, and Value

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) estimates hourly project-level generation data for utility-scale solar projects and hourly county-level generation data for residential and non-residential distributed photovoltaic (PV) systems in the seven organized wholesale m...
Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Sep 30, 2020
5 Resources
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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 and AndreasNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
2 Resources
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Solar-to-Grid Public Data File for Utility-scale (UPV) and Distributed Photovoltaics (DPV) Generation, Capacity Credit, and Value for 2012-2020

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) estimates hourly project-level generation data for utility-scale solar projects and hourly county-level generation data for residential and non-residential distributed photovoltaic (PV) systems in the seven organized wholesale m...
Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Oct 01, 2021
4 Resources
1 Stars
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2024 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 (land-based) wind, offshore wind, and concentrating solar power (CSP) are included. Hourly profiles are provid...
Sergi, B. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Mar 25, 2025
9 Resources
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Solar Energy Environmental Mapper

The Solar Energy Environmental Mapper is a web-based application that displays environmental data for the southwest U.S. in the context of utility-scale solar energy development. It provides access to screening-level data about resources and constraints, with analysis tools to he...
Kuiper, J. and Laboratory, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
1 Resources
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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
5 Resources
2 Stars
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