TY - RPRT
AU - Galen L Barbose
AU - Naïm R Darghouth
AU - Eric O'Shaughnessy
AU - Sydney Forrester
AB - <p>Berkeley Lab’s annual <em>Tracking the Sun</em> report describes trends among grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) and paired PV+storage systems in the United States. For the purpose of this report, distributed solar includes residential systems, roof-mounted non-residential systems, and ground-mounted systems up to 5 MW-AC.&nbsp; Ground-mounted systems larger than 5 MW-AC are covered in Berkeley Lab’s companion annual report, <a href="https://emp.lbl.gov/utility-scale-solar/"><em>Utility-Scale Solar</em></a>.</p><p>The latest edition of the report is based on 3.2 million systems installed through year-end 2022, representing more than 80% of systems installed to date. The report describes and discusses key trends related to:</p><ul><li><strong>Project characteristics</strong>, including system size, module efficiencies, prevalence of paired PV with storage, use of module-level power electronics, third-party ownership, mounting configurations, panel orientation, and non-residential customer segmentation ownership</li><li><strong>Median installed-price trends</strong>, both nationally and by state</li><li><strong>Variability in pricing</strong> according to system size, state, installer, equipment type, and other factors, relying on both descriptive and econometric analysis</li></ul><p>The report also includes a multi-variate regression analysis to estimate the effects of key pricing drivers for residential systems installed in 2022.</p>
DA - 09/2023
LA - eng
N1 - <p>The <a title="Report PDF link" href="https://eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/5_tracking_the_sun_2023_report.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>report</strong></a>, published in slide-deck format, is accompanied by a <strong><a title="ES PDF link" href="https://eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/6_tracking_the_sun_2023_executive_summary.pdf" target="_blank">narrative executive summary</a></strong>, <a title="Data Viz link" href="https://emp.lbl.gov/tracking-sun-tool" target="_blank"><strong>interactive data visualizations</strong></a>, a <a title="Data File link" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OyPLDXH1WkDpyA_z88hR5Bgof7Z-IvRQ/view?usp=drive_web" target="_blank"><strong>public data file</strong></a>, and <a title="Data tables link" href="https://eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/7_summary_tables_and_figures.xlsx" target="_blank"><strong>summary data tables</strong></a>. All items can also be found at: <a href="http://trackingthesun.lbl.gov/">http://trackingthesun.lbl.gov</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>We want to hear from you. If you have specific questions about the report or data or requests for related analytical support from LBNL staff, you can submit those comments through a separate form <a href="https://emp.lbl.gov/forms/user-feedback-form-tracking-sun">here</a>, and they will be routed to the appropriate staff.&nbsp;</p><p>A brief overview of this study can be found <a title="News article link" href="https://emp.lbl.gov/news/updated-report-and-data-illustrate-1" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>. A webinar discussing this study was recorded on October 4, 2023, and can be viewed <a title="Webinar recording link" href="https://emp.lbl.gov/webinar/tracking-sun-pricing-and-design-trends-1" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.&nbsp;</p>
N2 - <p>Berkeley Lab’s annual <em>Tracking the Sun</em> report describes trends among grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) and paired PV+storage systems in the United States. For the purpose of this report, distributed solar includes residential systems, roof-mounted non-residential systems, and ground-mounted systems up to 5 MW-AC.&nbsp; Ground-mounted systems larger than 5 MW-AC are covered in Berkeley Lab’s companion annual report, <a href="https://emp.lbl.gov/utility-scale-solar/"><em>Utility-Scale Solar</em></a>.</p><p>The latest edition of the report is based on 3.2 million systems installed through year-end 2022, representing more than 80% of systems installed to date. The report describes and discusses key trends related to:</p><ul><li><strong>Project characteristics</strong>, including system size, module efficiencies, prevalence of paired PV with storage, use of module-level power electronics, third-party ownership, mounting configurations, panel orientation, and non-residential customer segmentation ownership</li><li><strong>Median installed-price trends</strong>, both nationally and by state</li><li><strong>Variability in pricing</strong> according to system size, state, installer, equipment type, and other factors, relying on both descriptive and econometric analysis</li></ul><p>The report also includes a multi-variate regression analysis to estimate the effects of key pricing drivers for residential systems installed in 2022.</p>
PY - 2023
TI - Tracking the Sun: Pricing and Design Trends for Distributed Photovoltaic Systems in the United States, 2023 Edition
ER -