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Solar Photovoltaic Costs Are Declining, But Estimates Vary Across Sources

March 28, 2018 by U.S. EIA: Today in Energy

Solar Photovoltaic Costs Are Declining, But Estimates Vary Across Sources

Costs for utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have declined in recent years—most sources show that system costs on a per-watt basis have fallen about 10% to 15% per year from 2010 through 2016. The level of those costs in certain years often varies across sources for reasons largely attributable to the way these costs are estimated. … [Read more...]

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