Installations of PV systems have been expanding at a rapid pace in recent years. In the United States, the market for …-based incentives, requirements that electricity suppliers purchase a certain amount of solar energy, and Federal and state tax benefits … in the U.S. PV market, the vast majority of the systems in the data sample are located in California (83%, by capacity …

's fourth largest PV market in 2009, behind Germany, Italy, and Japan. The market for PV in the United States is driven by … that electricity suppliers purchase a certain amount of solar energy, and federal and state tax benefits. These programs … component. Despite the significant year-on-year growth, however, the share of global and U.S. electricity supply met with PV …

States was the world's third largest PV market in terms of annual capacity additions in 2008, behind Spain and Germany; 335 … significant year-on-year growth, however, the share of global and U.S. electricity supply met with PV remains small, and annual PV … additions are currently modest in the context of the overall electric system. The market for PV in the U.S. is driven by …

developed SolarDS to examine the market competitiveness of PV based on regional solar resources, capital costs, electricity …The Solar Deployment System (SolarDS) model is a bottom-up, market penetration model that simulates the potential … prices, utility rate structures, and federal and local incentives. The model uses the projected financial performance of PV …

evaluation of how Illinois might fare under a restructured electricity market. The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC … surrounding region would be able to support a competitive electricity market, would allow for effective competition to keep prices … more portions of the State and thereby create undue pressure on the prices charged to customers and/or inhibit new market …

enabling technologies and response at high prices provide more accurate market potential estimates, particularly when arc …Demand response (DR) is increasingly recognized as an essential ingredient to well-functioning electricity markets. DR … market potential studies can answer questions about the amount of DR available in a given area and from which market segments …

year), predictions for HDR-produced electricity result in competitive breakeven prices in the range of 5 to 9 cents/kWh for …A generalized economic model was developed to predict the breakeven price of HDR generated electricity. Important …

based on an avoided cost calculation that reflected the low fossil fuel-prices of the early 1990s. Today, market and non-market … generated in California and Nevada. The majority of geothermal capacity came on line during the 1980s when stable market … wave of geothermal development that lasted until the early 1990s. However, by the mid-1990s, the market for new geothermal …

options, net metering policy, carbon prices and future incentives. Several PV market penetration models, sharing a similar …Global rooftop PV markets are growing rapidly, fueled by a combination of declining PV prices and several policy …-based incentives. The future growth, and size, of the rooftop market is highly dependent on continued PV cost reductions, financing …

The term green pricing refers to programs offered by utilities in traditionally regulated electricity markets, which …) market data that can be used by utilities as a benchmark for gauging the relative success of their green pricing programs …