An economic analysis of photovoltaics versus traditional energy sources: Where are we now and where might we be in the near future?

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 002481-002483

  Woodhouse, Michael ^a   James, Ted ^a   Margolis, Robert ^a   Feldman, David ^a   Merkel, Tony ^a   Goodrich, Alan ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF SYSTEMS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY SOURCE; MONOCRYSTALLINE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PV SYSTEM; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; SALES PRICES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861024919     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186448     Document Type: Conference Paper

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