Q1-2025 Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmarks
The U.S. Department of Energy’s solar office and its national laboratory partners analyze cost data for U.S. solar photovoltaic systems to develop cost benchmarks to measure progress toward goals and guide research and development programs. The cost data is available in an Excel spreadsheet model that can be downloaded here.
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| issued | 2025-12-22T16:35:21Z |
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| modified | 2026-01-06T22:44:51Z |
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