Impact of photovoltaic orientation on its relative economic value in wholesale energy markets

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1531-1540

  Hummon, Marissa ^a   Denholm, Paul ^a   Margolis, Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

azimuth; photovoltaic; photovoltaic performance; PV economic value; PV orientation; wholesale electricity market

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; ECONOMIC VALUES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PV ORIENTATIONS; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84886098424     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2198     Document Type: Review

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