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prices, policy, finance, and cost on urban photovoltaic power plant implementation John Byrne,1,2 Job Taminiau,1,2* Kyung Nam Kim,3* Joohee Lee 1 and Jeongseok Seo 1 Previous
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Can cities achieve solar PV 'Grid parity' without subsidies?
We reveal that all of these cities can achieve—without subsidies—solar PV electricity prices lower than grid-supplied prices, and around 22% of the cities’ solar generation electricity prices can compete with desulfurized coal benchmark electricity prices. Solar photovoltaics (PV) ‘grid parity’ has come into view since 2010.
How much does solar energy cost?
These targets are 3 cents/kW h for utility-scale PV without incentives in an average U.S. climate (which corresponds to roughly 2 cents/kW h in the sunniest regions of the country), 4 cents/kW h for commercial PV, and 5 cents/kW h for residential PV systems.
How is solar PV power generation calculated in China?
Solar PV power generation was calculated according to the system parameters and assumptions shown in the Methods. In China, the cities with the highest and lowest solar PV power generation are Ngari (32.50° N, 80.11° E; around 1,976 kWh kW p−1) and Chongqing (29.43° N, 106.91° E; around 732 kWh kW p−1), respectively.
Do cities have a competitive market for solar energy?
Today, in all of the cities studied, the solar PV costs have decreased to a point where they are competitive with market prices, and 22% of them can compete with the costs of traditional forms of energy. Around 83% of the cities have achieved an IRR higher than 8%, and 67% of the cities’ DPBPs are <15 years.
Is solar the future of energy?
The past decade has been a time of tremendous advancement for the solar industry. PV system costs have fallen by a factor of 6 and deployment has increased nearly two orders of magnitude, making solar energy a notable electricity source. Yet solar is expected to play an increasingly important role in our energy system going forward.
Does China have a price threshold for solar power?
The cost of solar PV electricity generation is affected by many local factors, making it a challenge to understand whether China has reached the threshold at which a grid-connected solar PV system supplies electricity to the end user at the same price as grid-supplied power or the price of desulfurized coal electricity, or even lower.