Utility-Scale Solar 2012: An Empirical Analysis of Project Cost, Performance, and Pricing Trends in the United States

LBNL-XXXXX E RNEST O RLANDO L AWRENCE B ERKELEY N ATIONAL L ABORATORY Utility-Scale Solar 2012 An Empirical Analysis of Project Cost, Performance, and Pricing Trends in the United States Mark Bolinger and Samantha Weaver Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technologies Division September 2013 Download from emp.lbl.gov The work described in this report was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, under Contract No. DE-AC02- 05CH11231.

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