Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Koben Calhoun & Jesse Morris RMI’s new report with Georgia Tech details U.S. installation cost reduction opportunities Download the full report, Reducing Solar PV Soft Costs: A Focus on Installation Labor. A recent Deutsche Bank report projects global newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity will reach 50 GW … [continued]
Last week’s graphic on the impact of local permitting on the cost of solar power was a big hit, so here’s a follow-up on “soft costs,” the expenses in a solar installation (including permitting) that are not the solar module. The chart compares the soft costs in the US to … [continued]
The whole “Why is German solar about half the price of U.S. solar?” question is one of the most important solar questions of the day. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has probably most extensively studied this matter. In a recently updated version of its analysis, LBNL examines why a residential German … [continued]
