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 developments in 2020, this report explores trends in deployment, technology, capital and operating costs, capacity factors, the levelized cost of solar energy (LCOE), power purchase agreement (PPA) prices, wholesale market value, and interconnection queue data.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (2021). 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) [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1838612.
Bolinger, Mark, Seel, Joachim, Warner, Cody, and Robson, Dana. 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). United States: N.p., 30 Sep, 2021. Web. doi: 10.25984/1838612.
Bolinger, Mark, Seel, Joachim, Warner, Cody, & Robson, Dana. 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). United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1838612
Bolinger, Mark, Seel, Joachim, Warner, Cody, and Robson, Dana. 2021. "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)". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1838612. https://data.openei.org/submissions/4526.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1838612
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Data from Sep 30, 2021
Last updated Sep 7, 2023
Submitted Oct 21, 2021
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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
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Joachim Seel
510.486.5087
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Keywords
energy, power, solar, utility-scale solar, Berkeley Lab, capital costs, capacity factors, LCOE, power purchase agreements, wholesale market value, utility scale, PV, concentrating solar-thermal power, CSP, Battery, PV battery, operating costs, costs, interconnection, interconnection queue, 2021, market analysis, hourly generation, solar power, plant-level, data, ground-mounted, photovoltaic, market, analysis, hourly, generation, market value, capacity, power purchase agreement, PPA, operating cost, capacity factorDOE Project Details
Project Name Utility-Scale Solar
Project Number 34158