Comments on: Can the US Reach 23 GW Installed Utility-Scale PV Solar?

By: Marcacci Communications

Marcacci Communications — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:29:44 +0000

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By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:04:00 +0000

” I guess regulation, permit processes delays and the resulting larger financing costs due to the lack of certainty. ”

Yep, these seem to be the issues.

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Get those plants on-line ASAP.

By: Rahulprabhurr

Rahulprabhurr — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:22:00 +0000

But now there is doldrum in pv value chains specifically in manufacturing. A new report which shows the pv production outlook has been released by GTM.

Get the details here..

http://renewindians.blogspot.in/?m=0

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:10:00 +0000

How much solar could we have?

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Scientists from major U.S. research institutions have brought out the “Renewable Electricity Futures Study,” pronouncing the very real the possibility of 80 percent renewable energy by 2050.

The most abundant U.S. renewable resource, according to the study, is solar. The U.S. technical potential of utility-scale PV was estimated at 80,000 gigawatts and CSP was put at 37,000 gigawatts. Distributed rooftop PV was estimated at 700 gigawatts.”

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/stat-of-the-day-80-percent-renewables-at-mid-century/

Lots of good information in this article – worth a read….

By: Silvio

Silvio — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:18:00 +0000

I hope you’re right!

By: ThomasGerke

ThomasGerke — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:40:00 +0000

I say the US will have a total of 50-80 GW by 2015.

Just made that number up, but I fail to see the limitations. Sooner than later the US PV market will mature to a level similar as the German market today. The market changed so drastically during the last 3 years, it’s propably to abstract for most decision makers to grasp.

But today it would be possible to operate utility scale solar plants in the US that produce electricity at a rate of $5-10ct / kWh. (including investment & operating cost over a 25 year lifecycle)

Peak-Load power from Solar at $50-100 per MWh sounds alot different than the $210 per MWh listed in the EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2011 published in late 2010. The question is, since technology is not much cheaper in Germany why is it still so much more expensive to build PV in the US? I guess regulation, permit processes delays and the resulting larger financing costs due to the lack of certainty. The typical “Portfolio-Standard” problem compared to FiTs. So, 50-80GW I say… we’ll see