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THREAD ALERT! Our annual “Tracking the Sun” report on distributed #solar is out! We have price, technology and other data from 1.6 million PV systems, representing 81% of the total installed through 2018. 1/x emp.lbl.gov/tracking-the-s…

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry Median installed prices for distributed #solar were $3.70/W for residential, $3.00/W for small non-residential, and $2.40/W for large non-residential systems last year, down 5-7% from 2017. 2/x

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry @SolarEnergyNews @SolarFred @SolarInMASS @POWERmagazine @ENERGY @drvox @FortnightlyMag @cleantechnica @greentechmedia @UtilityDive Distributed #solar prices have fallen by 50 cents per Watt annually since 2000, on average. Roughly 64% of that is due to module and inverter price declines, plus lower BoS and soft costs. 3/x

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry @SolarEnergyNews @SolarFred @SolarInMASS @POWERmagazine @ENERGY @drvox @FortnightlyMag @cleantechnica @greentechmedia @UtilityDive Residential #solar systems keep getting bigger, at a median of 6.4 kW last year. More efficient panels too are driving up generation per house, with median module efficiency rising to 18.4%. 4/x

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry @SolarEnergyNews @SolarFred @SolarInMASS @POWERmagazine @ENERGY @drvox @FortnightlyMag @cleantechnica @greentechmedia @UtilityDive @MDVSEIA @mn_seia @SG_SEIA @solar_chase @SunPower @Sunrun Third-party ownership of distributed #solar is declining, as more customers prefer to own. Residential TPO share fell from 60% to 38% since 2012. 5/x

More facts in our annual “Tracking the Sun” report at emp.lbl.gov/tracking-the-s…

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry @SolarEnergyNews @SolarFred @SolarInMASS @POWERmagazine @ENERGY @drvox @FortnightlyMag @cleantechnica @greentechmedia @UtilityDive @MDVSEIA @mn_seia @SG_SEIA @solar_chase @SunPower @Sunrun @EnergySage @VivintSolar @GrowSolarUSA @Ygrene_Energy @FirstSolar @Tesla @PACENation4U @solarpowerrocks @EnergyCenter Tax-exempt customers—schools, government, and nonprofits—have roughly 20% of all non-residential #solar systems in the US, way out of proportion to their number. 6/x

More facts in our annual “Tracking the Sun” report at emp.lbl.gov/tracking-the-s…

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry @SolarEnergyNews @SolarFred @SolarInMASS @POWERmagazine @ENERGY @drvox @FortnightlyMag @cleantechnica @greentechmedia @UtilityDive @MDVSEIA @mn_seia @SG_SEIA @solar_chase @SunPower @Sunrun @EnergySage @VivintSolar @GrowSolarUSA @Ygrene_Energy @FirstSolar @Tesla @PACENation4U @solarpowerrocks @EnergyCenter @solarfound @NextGenAmerica @CESA_News @votesolar @PerformanceSvcs @solarenergyintl @CollectiveSun @SolarNeighbors Solar installations with module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers) now dominate the residential sector, with 86% of systems installed last year. 7/x

More #solar tech facts from our annual “Tracking the Sun” report at emp.lbl.gov/tracking-the-s…

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry @SolarEnergyNews @SolarFred @SolarInMASS @POWERmagazine @ENERGY @drvox @FortnightlyMag @cleantechnica @greentechmedia @UtilityDive @MDVSEIA @mn_seia @SG_SEIA @solar_chase @SunPower @Sunrun @EnergySage @VivintSolar @GrowSolarUSA @Ygrene_Energy @FirstSolar @Tesla @PACENation4U @solarpowerrocks @EnergyCenter @solarfound @NextGenAmerica @CESA_News @votesolar @PerformanceSvcs @solarenergyintl @CollectiveSun @SolarNeighbors @Enphase @enphaseenergy @SMAsolar @SMA_America @FroniusUSASolar @Sungrow_Power @SolarEdgePV Pairing storage with #solar is growing, but still rare, with less than 5% of new systems. One exception is in Salt River Project’s territory, where 20% of residential PV systems in 2018 had #storage, due to rate design changes and battery incentives. 8/x

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry @SolarEnergyNews @SolarFred @SolarInMASS @POWERmagazine @ENERGY @drvox @FortnightlyMag @cleantechnica @greentechmedia @UtilityDive @MDVSEIA @mn_seia @SG_SEIA @solar_chase @SunPower @Sunrun @EnergySage @VivintSolar @GrowSolarUSA @Ygrene_Energy @FirstSolar @Tesla @PACENation4U @solarpowerrocks @EnergyCenter @solarfound @NextGenAmerica @CESA_News @votesolar @PerformanceSvcs @solarenergyintl @CollectiveSun @SolarNeighbors @Enphase @enphaseenergy @SMAsolar @SMA_America @FroniusUSASolar @Sungrow_Power @SolarEdgePV To hear more about the report, join a free webinar with the authors, summarizing key findings. Tune in November 12, at 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern. 9/x

Register in advance for the webinar here: cc.readytalk.com/r/s58adh3r405&…

@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyLabETA @SEIA @CALSSA_org @CalEnergy @pvmagazineusa @ASES_Solar @SEPAPower @SolarPowerWorld @SolarIndustry @SolarEnergyNews @SolarFred @SolarInMASS @POWERmagazine @ENERGY @drvox @FortnightlyMag @cleantechnica @greentechmedia @UtilityDive @MDVSEIA @mn_seia @SG_SEIA @solar_chase @SunPower @Sunrun @EnergySage @VivintSolar @GrowSolarUSA @Ygrene_Energy @FirstSolar @Tesla @PACENation4U @solarpowerrocks @EnergyCenter @solarfound @NextGenAmerica @CESA_News @votesolar @PerformanceSvcs @solarenergyintl @CollectiveSun @SolarNeighbors @Enphase @enphaseenergy @SMAsolar @SMA_America @FroniusUSASolar @Sungrow_Power @SolarEdgePV The Tracking the Sun report, along with an accompanying slide deck, summary data tables, and a public version of the underlying dataset, are all available at trackingthesun.lbl.gov.

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