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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)

DOI 10.25984/2228280

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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 developments in 2021, 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. (2022). 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) [data set].  Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/2228280.

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Seel, Joachim, Bolinger, Mark, Warner, Cody, and Robson, Dana. 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). United States: N.p., 20 Sep, 2022. Web. doi: 10.25984/2228280.

Seel, Joachim, Bolinger, Mark, Warner, Cody, & Robson, Dana. 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). United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/2228280

Seel, Joachim, Bolinger, Mark, Warner, Cody, and Robson, Dana. 2022. "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)". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/2228280. https://data.openei.org/submissions/5796.

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