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 developments in 2022, 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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AB - 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 developments in 2022, 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.
AU - Seel, Joachim
A2 - Bolinger, Mark
A3 - Warner, Cody
A4 - Mulvaney-Kemp, Julie
A5 - Robson, Dana
A6 - Katta, Anjali
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.25984/2006993
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - solar
KW - Berkeley Lab
KW - capital costs
KW - capacity factors
KW - LCOE
KW - power purchase agreements
KW - wholesale market value
KW - utility-scale solar
KW - PV
KW - Battery
KW - PV battery
KW - operating costs
KW - costs
KW - interconnection queue
KW - Energy Analysis
KW - deployment
KW - Market Analysis
KW - hourly generation
KW - solar power
KW - plant-level
KW - data
KW - ground-mounted
KW - photovoltaic
KW - CSP
KW - market
KW - analysis
KW - hourly
KW - generation
KW - market value
KW - capacity
KW - power purchase agreement
KW - PPA
KW - operating cost
KW - capacity factor
LA - English
DA - 2023/09/05
PY - 2023
PB - Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
T1 - 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)
UR - https://doi.org/10.25984/2006993
ER -
Seel, Joachim, et al. 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). Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 5 September, 2023, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2006993.
Seel, J., Bolinger, M., Warner, C., Mulvaney-Kemp, J., Robson, D., & Katta, A. (2023). 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). [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. https://doi.org/10.25984/2006993
Seel, Joachim, Mark Bolinger, Cody Warner, Julie Mulvaney-Kemp, Dana Robson, and Anjali Katta. 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). Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, September, 5, 2023. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2006993
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title = {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)},
author = {Seel, Joachim and Bolinger, Mark and Warner, Cody and Mulvaney-Kemp, Julie and Robson, Dana and Katta, Anjali},
abstractNote = {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 developments in 2022, 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.},
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/5963},
year = {2023},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, https://doi.org/10.25984/2006993},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-07},
doi = {10.25984/2006993}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/2006993
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Data from Sep 5, 2023
Last updated Oct 2, 2023
Submitted Sep 5, 2023
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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Contact
Joachim Seel
510.486.5087
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Keywords
energy, power, solar, Berkeley Lab, capital costs, capacity factors, LCOE, power purchase agreements, wholesale market value, utility-scale solar, PV, Battery, PV battery, operating costs, costs, interconnection queue, Energy Analysis, deployment, Market Analysis, hourly generation, solar power, plant-level, data, ground-mounted, photovoltaic, CSP, market, analysis, hourly, generation, market value, capacity, power purchase agreement, PPA, operating cost, capacity factorDOE Project Details
Project Name Analysis of Solar Market
Project Number 38444