An analysis of residential PV system price differences between the United States and Germany

Energy Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 216-226

  Seel, Joachim ^a,b   Barbose, Galen L ^a   Wiser, Ryan H ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Photovoltaics; Soft costs; System pricing

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; HOUSING; SALES; SURVEYS; TAXATION;

CUSTOMER ACQUISITION; INSPECTION PROCEDURES; MARKET FRAGMENTATION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENTIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC; RESIDENTIAL PV SYSTEMS; VALUE PROPOSITION;

COST REDUCTION;

ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRICE DYNAMICS;

GERMANY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899113524     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.02.022     Document Type: Article

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