Plummeting kWh Cost for Solar-Generated Power

摘要

The utility-scale PV industry in the U.S. is more than 60% of the way to achieving a federal target of $0.06 per kWh, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). The SunShot Initiative was launched in 2011. It aims to make solar energy competitive with fossil-based sources by the end of the decade. DOE estimates that the average U.S. price for energy from a utility-scale PV facility has dropped from approximately $0.21/kWh in 2010 to $0.11/kWh at the end of 2013. U.S. utilities installed a record 2.3 gigawatts of solar power in 2013. In addition to PV projects, DOE supports concentrating solar power technology (CSP).