This report benchmarks installed costs for U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) systems as of the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021). We use a bottom-up method, accounting for all system and project
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Fieldwork labor (i.e., installing, configuring, and inspecting a solar and battery system) makes up just 7% of the overall system cost, while office work makes up 26% of the total project cost — the biggest chunk by a substantial margin.
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Labor is the primary driver of the cost differences, representing 22% of total U.S. manufacturing costs versus 8% in China. Import costs are also a factor, adding about 11% to U.S. manufacturing costs. This is due to gaps in
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predominantly use nonunionized labor, and the type of labor required for utility-scale PV systems depends heavily on the development process. All benchmarks assume the use of monofacial monocrystalline silicon PV modules. Benchmarking using cadmium telluride or bifacial modules could result in significantly different results. 7
Because of the historic levels of residential PV-plus-storage installations, we now have significantly more system characteristic data on which to base our benchmark (unlike previous benchmarking reports in which we used optimization calculations).
We infer the predominance of small-scale installers in the residential sector using data on residential system financing (Wood Mackenzie 2022b). The higher efficiency of modules assumed for Q1 2022 (CA NEM 2022) results in larger residential PV system sizes compared with systems in Q1 2021.
The U.S. Photovoltaic Component Manufacturing Capacity map includes any active manufacturing site in the U.S. and their nameplate capacity, or the full amount of potential output at an existing facility, as of January 31, 2022. This does not imply that these facilities produced the amount listed.
The European energy storage market is booming with Germany leading residential adoption (+58% YoY) thanks to €500/kWh subsidies. Italy's new tax credits drive 5.2GWh commercial deployments, while UK grid-scale projects exceed 8GWh with 2-hour duration systems. Key selection criteria: German-certified safety (VDE-AR-E 2510), 10+ year warranties, and VPP readiness. Top-performing products include Sonnen's hybrid inverters (98% efficiency) and BYD's Blade Battery (12,000 cycles @80% DoD). For snowy regions like Scandinavia, consider Huawei's -30°C compatible systems. France mandates carbon footprint declarations - Sungrow's ISO-14067 certified solutions gain preference.
For European homeowners, 5-10kWh systems with 3-phase compatibility are ideal. Top picks: 1) Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh, 97% round-trip efficiency) for smart home integration; 2) LG Chem RESU Prime for compact urban installations; 3) SMA Sunny Boy Storage for retrofit projects. Critical features: EU-made battery cells (exempt from CBAM tariffs), dynamic tariff optimization (like Octopus Energy integration), and fire-safe LiFePO4 chemistry. Southern Europe demands 85%+ depth of discharge capability, while Nordic markets require -25°C operation. Always verify CEI 0-21 compliance for Italian grid connection and EnWG certification for German feed-in.