Tracking the Sun: Pricing and Design Trends for Distributed Photovoltaic Systems in the United States, 2022 Edition

Publication Type

Report

Date Published

09/2022

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Abstract

Berkeley Lab’s annual Tracking the Sun report describes trends among grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States. The latest edition of the report focuses on systems installed through year-end 2021, and is based on data from roughly 2.5 million systems. New to the report this year is an expanded coverage of paired PV-plus-storage systems, including details on system design and pricing trends.

The report describes trends related to:

  • Project characteristics, 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
  • Median installed-price trends, both nationally and by state, including preliminary data for first half of 2022
  • Variability in pricing according to system size, state, installer, equipment type, and other factors, relying on both descriptive and econometric analysis

Year of Publication

2022

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